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Taki 183

Taki 183 (Born 1953/1954) is active/lives in New York.  Taki 183 is known for Graffiti tagger, street art, tattoos.

TAKI 183 is the "tag" of a Greek-American graffitist who was active during the late 1960s and early 1970s in New York City. The graffitist, whose given name is Demetrius, has never revealed his full name.

TAKI 183 was a graffiti tagger active during the late 1960s and early 1970s in New York City. His tag was short for "Dimitraki", an alternative for his Greek birth-name Dimitrios, and the number 183 came from his address on 183rd Street in Washington Heights. He worked as a foot messenger in New York City and would write his nickname around the streets that he frequented.

On July 21, 1972, The New York Times published an article about him titled "Taki 183" Spawns Pen Pals. TAKI 183 spurred hundreds of imitators including Joe 136, BARBARA 62, EEL 159, YANK 135 and LEO 136 as examples provided by the newspaper.

Those who got their names up the most and who developed signature tags became known in their communities. Graffiti became a way for many young peopl   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2632 characters.]  Artist bio

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