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Henry Chalfant (born January 2, 1940) is an American photographer and videographer most notable for his work on graffiti, breakdance, and hip hop culture. One of Chalfant's prints is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Chalfant is executive producer on Queer City, released in 2015, a documentary on gay life in New York in the new millennium, and Some Girls, a documentary exploring issues of identity within the Bronx Latina-American community.
Oct 3, 2019 · When Henry Chalfant arrived in New York City from suburban Pittsburgh in 1973, as an aspiring sculptor, he found a place teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. This was “Ford to City: Drop Dead”...
Art vs. Transit, 1977-1987 (September 25, 2019 - March 8, 2020) is the first major retrospective of photographer and filmmaker Henry Chalfant (b. 1940), renowned as the most significant documentarian of subway art.
Henry Chalfant: Art is not a Crime, 1977-1987 at CEART in Madrid Born on January 2, 1940 in Sewicley, Pennsylvania, Chalfant is a renowned and acclaimed photographer and cameraman dedicated to urban…
Widely regarded as one of the most significant documentarians of street art, Henry Chalfant has produced a voluminous body documenting the emergence of the trend since its early days in the Bronx, following its transformation into the international phenomenon it is today.
Spreading the Word. Shot during the “Golden Age of Graffiti” in the ‘70s and early ‘80s, Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper’s combined archive is a magnum opus of visual anthropology,...
