¡Mira! “The Magazine of the South Bronx”, BLADE, Magazine, 1985

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Signed by BLADE on inside spread.

An article on BLADE talks about his romance with Delores.

“The tracks were so close to her apartment that even an Instamatic could capture the colorful detail of the paintings. ‘I would see them go by my bedroom window all the time,’ Delores says. ‘I especially liked the pictures done by Blade and Lee, though I always liked Blade’s pieces better. I used to wonder who that guy is who’s so talented.'”

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The Graffiti Artist BLADE: Photos, Postcards, Sketches Sent to a Friend

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In the words of curator Roger Gastman, “Before New York City made graffiti world famous, BLADE was one of the people who made it famous in New York.” BLADE  (Steven Ogburn) was only fifteen years old when in 1972 he tagged his first train. By 1974 he was painting full…