COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
A collection of more than 150 individual, hand-drawn and printed street stickers, circa 2008-2011, the majority of which are unpeeled. The collection includes artwork by New York City street and sticker artists Kosby, Cost, Faust, Rednose, Robots Will Kill, 5003, Overconsumer, Snoe Man, Back Fat, Crasty, and many others. Also included are issues of the long out-of-print sticker zine "Carnage" (nos. 1, 2, and 4) as well as larger pieces of original artwork intended for wheatpasting. When seen on the streets, these stickers are usually weathered, faded, or torn. This collection presents an opportunity to study the art form in a vibrant, unpeeled condition.
Dates
- circa 2008-2011.
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Sticker art is a form of street art in which an image or message is publicly displayed using stickers. Artists frequently use cheap or free stickers as a basis for their art, such as those issued by the US Post Office, or name tags. Street art stickers can sometimes comprise a subcategory of graffiti.
Extent
.1 cubic feet. (.1 cubic feet.)
Abstract
A collection of more than 150 individual, hand-drawn and printed street stickers, circa 2008-2011, the majority of which are unpeeled. The collection includes artwork by New York City street and sticker artists Kosby, Cost, Faust, Rednose, Robots Will Kill, 5003, Overconsumer, Snoe Man, Back Fat, Crasty, and many others. Also included are issues of the long out-of-print sticker zine "Carnage" (nos. 1, 2, and 4) as well as larger pieces of original artwork intended for wheatpasting. When seen on the streets, these stickers are usually weathered, faded, or torn. This collection presents an opportunity to study the art form in a vibrant, unpeeled condition.
COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT
Stickers are numbered 1-144 with the artist's name; some stickers contain multiple copies.
Physical Description
Stickers.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.eduhttp://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- RMC Staff
- Date completed:
- June 2017
- EAD encoding:
- Jude Corina, June 2017
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- June 2017
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu