- Before 1960’s- Graffiti was used by political activists and gangs to mark territory
- 1966-71- Tagging began in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Cornbread and Cool Earl.
- 1971-74- Graffiti began becoming popular. Tags became more unique and stylized
- 1972- It is said that the first piece of graffiti was created on this year.
- 1974- Designs began surrounding pieces.
- 1975-77- The “throw up” (style of graffiti in which you need two different paint layers) began to get popular.
- 1978-81- Creativity grew, and “style wars” began once again.
- 1980-Stricter enforcement caused U.S. Graffiti to decrease. )
- 1982-85- Laws and punishments against graffiti were stricter.
- 1985-89- Subway cars were headed for the scrap yards, so these years provided the last surge of graffiti in New York. Burners (large, multicolored graffito) and marker tags were used by writers to keep the art alive.
- 1989-Present- in the late 80’s Graffiti grew popularity in Europe.
Graffiti has reached international popularity and is done by people of all ages with all different kinds of backgrounds.
Writers began to paint on highway sound barriers, roof tops, and building walls
Graffiti has entered pop culture (clothing and ads) Ecko, Tribal, South Pole, Jnco, Stussy, and Sprite.
Magazine, video, and computer (internet) publications expand the horizons of graffiti world wide.
