Oral history recorded for the Bronx Aerosol Arts Documentary Project on June 1, 2022 with KEON, an early graffiti writer from Brooklyn and a member of the Ex-Vandals (among many other crews). In his oral history KEON speaks about his family…
Oral history recorded for the Bronx Aerosol Arts Documentary Project on May 19, 2022 with DOSE MPC, current president and longtime member of the Morris Park Crew, a notorious Bronx graffiti crew with one of the toughest reputations out there. In his…
Oral history recorded for the Bronx Aerosol Arts Documentary Project on January 19, 2022 with COSE, a member of The Death Squad (TDS) and one of the most prolific graffiti artists in New York City during the Golden Age of graffiti during the early…
Oral history recorded for the Bronx Aerosol Arts Documentary Project on January 18, 2022 with BUTCH 2, a pioneer in the graffiti arts movement from The Bronx, a master of wild style lettering design, a member of The Fantastic Partners (TFP), and one…
Oral history recorded for the Bronx Aerosol Arts Documentary Project on April 13, 2023 with BOM5, a graffiti writer and artist. BOM5 was born in Puerto Rico and migrated to The Bronx with his parents as a young child. In his oral history, BOM 5…
Oral history recorded for the Bronx Aerosol Arts Documentary Project on March 1, 2022 with BG 183, a member of the legendary Tats Cru, one of the most prolific Bronx graffiti crews painting whole cars and trains during the Golden Era of the 1980s and…
First pledge line of Eta Omega Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (1966), clockwise from center: Dorthy Sharpe, Bessie Ware, isabella McLeod, Mary DeChabert, Gladys Mapp, Barbara Vasquez, Carolyn Bowman, and Grace Wheeler
First pledge line of Eta Omega Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (1966), clockwise from center: Dorthy Sharpe, Bessie Ware, isabella McLeod, Mary DeChabert, Gladys Mapp, Barbara Vasquez, Carolyn Bowman, and Grace Wheeler
Collage of Eta Omega Omega Chapter Charter Members Nearlene Bertin, Marietta J. Tanner, Bessie M. Johnson, Gwendolyn B. Bland, Irma Wilson, Gladys B. Simms, Joan Silvey Drane, Olga G. Chellis, Mae Tate Jones, Thora L. Dudley, Mary O. Hope, and…
Compilation of oral histories from Eta Omega Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. prepared for "A Preservation of History: Archival/Repository Collection, 1964–Present" event at Wave Hill, The Bronx, New York, September 26, 2021,…
Photograph of Charter Member Olga Garrett Chellis holding the certificate of chartering for the Eta Omega Omega Bronx Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Photograph of magazine page showing Charter Member Olga Garrett Chellis and Bessie M. Johnson of the Eta Omega Omega Chapter honring Hon. Kivie Kaplan, National Life Membership Chairman of the N.A.A.C.P. with a check for $1000 for a Special Fund of…