Jason Wulf

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DG
MSD NWC
Born
Jason Wulf

1971or1972 [1]
Died (aged 42) [2]
25th Street station, Sunset Park
Movement Graffiti

Jason Wulf (known by the tag DG or DGOne [3] ) was a Queens based graffiti artist. He worked as a carpenter and sign painter. [4]

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Life

Wulf started doing graffiti in 1985, making images of cartoons as well as tagging. [5] Later in his career, he began selling commercial graffiti through art galleries. He was the founder of a graffiti crew known as "New Wave Crew" [6] and a member of "Mad Subway Demons". [7] Wulf continued to graffiti during the MTA's Clean Train Movement era, when tagged cars were constantly being removed from service, and he was arrested 13 times. [8]

Death

Wulf died in 2014, while crossing the tracks at the 25th subway station in Sunset Park. [4] To commemorate him, graffiti artists tagged walls and made murals across New York. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Harshbarger, Rebecca (5 July 2014). "Graffiti legend dies in subway third-rail electrocution". New York Post.
  2. ↑ Harshbarger, Rebecca (5 July 2014). "Graffiti legend dies in subway third-rail electrocution". New York Post.
  3. ↑ Yakas, Ben (5 July 2014). "Graffiti Artist Electrocuted By Third Rail In Brooklyn". Gothamist. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 It's unknown why he was crossing the tracks at the time of his death. Mueller, Benjamin (8 July 2014). "A Graffiti Titan With New York City Cred Is Remembered (Published 2014)". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Turco, Bucky (16 October 2012). "Epic Graffiti Production Will Inspire Vandals, Cartoon Fans". ANIMAL. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Harshbarger, Rebecca (5 July 2014). "Graffiti legend dies in subway third-rail electrocution". New York Post. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "CBK, TF, MSD Crews @ 149st". at149st.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  8. ↑ Rosenberg, Eli. "Friends, family hold fundraiser for graffiti artist Jason Wulf's headstone". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  9. ↑ Turco, Bucky (8 July 2014). "Tributes to Graffiti Great DG Spring Up All Over the World". ANIMAL. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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