BILROCK RTW - "Untitled" Map

BILROCK RTW - "Untitled" Marker on NYC Transit Map 23x32 . 2011. BILROCK-161 aka. Charles “Billy” Harmon Born in New York City in 1962, and raised on the Upper Westside. Attended Brandeis HS., Westside HS., and CUNY John Jay College. Briefly studied at School of Visual Arts, and the Art Students League, NYC. In 1974 began writing the name, SAGE as a young member of the famed Soul Artists graffiti crew. The Soul Artists was led by neighborhood friend, ALI-105( aka. Marc Edmonds). In 1976 BILROCK founded The Rolling Thunder Writers(RTW) which went on to become one of the most prolific, and famous of all the New York City graffiti crews. RTW was famous for their colorful, experimental palette which had obvious psychedelic origins. RTW membership included some of the greatest graffiti artists such as, REVOLT, ZEPHYR, MIN-1, QUIK, PADE, CRUNCH, and HAZE. By 1980 BILROCK had taken the RTW crew from being a Broadway crew to all-city status on nearly every line in the NYC subway syste