An early history of street art by Allan Schwartzman. Includes works by Keith Haring, Jonathan Brofsky, Richard Serra, Tracy, A-One, Koor, Daze, Toxic, Seen, PJay, Kel, Futura 2000, Lee, Crash, T-Kid, Jean-Michel Basquiat[Samo], Richard Hambleton, Jenny Holzer, Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Rebecca Howland, Christy Rupp, David Finn, Joel Fekner, Eric Darton, Group Material, Lynn Hershman, Political Art Documentation / Distribution [PADD], Barbara Kruger, David Wojnarowicz, Dan Witz, David Wells, Les Levine, Ann Messner, David Hammons, Christof Kohlhofer, Matthew Geller, John Ahearn with Rigoberto Torres, Ken Hiratsuka, Fashion Moda, Justen Ladda, Collaborative Artists Projects [COLAB], Tom Otterness, Christo, Gordon Matta-Clark, Charles Simmons, Aaron Siskind, Lee Quinones, Lady Pink, Nac, Kenny Scharf, John Fekner and others. "'Street Art' captures and explores the works and philosophies of the most prominent street artists of today, often in their own voices, revealing what is behind these familiar images - from the influence of Christo's early public projects to Keith Haring's chalk drawings, John Ahearn's life-sized plaster casts, and Richard Hambleton's shadowy figures, to the 50-foot long grafitti murals by Lee, Futura 2000, and Noc 167 that have given new life to subway cars." -- publisher's statement.