The Writing on the Wall: Street Art and Graffiti as Folk Art

Banksy artwork on Israeli West Bank (Photo by Szater, Public Domain) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3408829

Since the dawn of mankind we have desired to leave our mark on the world around us. From grand monuments, to drawings on the side of cave walls, our need to express is something that continues today — but has our relationship with the medium remained the same?

The Curious Case of Princess Caraboo

A French Ship and Barbary Pirates (c 1615) by Aert Anthoniszoon https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_French_Ship_and_Barbary_Pirates_(c_1615)_by_Aert_Anthoniszoon.jpg

hen a young woman claiming to be Princess Caraboo from a foreign land arrived unexpectedly in the Gloucestershire village of Almondsbury on 3rd of April, 1817, it was to cause quite a stir in Regency England, and gave the people a new folk heroine. She had black hair, was about 5ft 2 inches tall, dressed […]

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