{"product_id":"cholo-writing-latino-gang-graffiti-in-los-angeles-hardcover-edition-hardcover","title":"Cholo Writing: Latino Gang Graffiti in Los Angeles: Hardcover Edition - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancois Chastanet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHoward Gribble\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChaz Bojorquez\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCholo Writing\u003c\/i\u003e is the 20th century's oldest form of graffiti, a Mexican-American phenomenon evident in Los Angeles long before the appearance of tags and pieces in the late 1960s New York. It has had a major influence on the visual expressions of Californian popular culture, including the lowrider, surf, skate and hip-hop movements. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlacas are territorial inscriptions created to define a gang's turf, a genuine, constantly evolving urban calligraphy with strict codes used by Latino gangs for street writing since the late 1930s. Here, the aesthetic evolution of Cholo Writing is documented and the influence of blackletter typefaces and calligraphic models such as Old English is traced through two collections of photographs. One by Californian Howard Gribble, who photographed Chicano gang graffiti over a wide geographic area in the early 1970s, and one by French graphic designer and writer Francois Chastanet, who traveled to the same Los Angeles neighborhoods in 2008 to document early 21st century inscriptions. After being out of print and in high demand for years, \u003ci\u003eCholo Writing: Latino Gang Graffiti\u003c\/i\u003e in Los Angeles is finally available in a beautiful hardcover edition. The main essay of this second edition has been updated according to the latest historical research on lettering sources. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter being out of print and in high demand for years, \u003ci\u003eCholo Writing\u003c\/i\u003e is finally available in a beautiful hardcover edition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith foreword by OG Chaz Bojorquez, East Los Angeles graffiti pioneer and Godfather of West Coast Cholo Writing for over 50 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 9.53 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751723139360,"sku":"9789188369857","price":32.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b5df7ecbee1109f9234787826b499b9f.webp?v=1779978671","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cholo-writing-latino-gang-graffiti-in-los-angeles-hardcover-edition-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}