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February 12, 2005

Obituary Street Art - We Need Your Help



The other day on Wooster street we can across a large sticker (shown above) that was created by an unknown artist in tribute to the late architect Philip Johnson who had died just a day or two before. It reminded us of a small sticker we saw a few years back that was done immediately after the death of the legendary outsider artist, Howard Finster. While "obituary street art" is still fairly rare, more and more artists are using the streets as a platform to show their respect and to commemorate the passing of legendary figures.

We thought it would interesting to put together a collection of these amazing obituary pieces so if you have any photos of examples that you've found (or done) please send them along to us.

Update: We received an email from the artist of the piece above. It's Hart+Larsson. You can see more photos here.

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