Stay High 149
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Wayne Roberts (October 20, 1950 – June 11, 2012), known as Stay High 149, was an American graffiti artist.[1][2]
Career
Roberts was born in Emporia, Virginia, moving to the Bronx, New York at age six.[3] He was called a "superstar" of the graffiti world in the late 1970s.[4] Widely considered to use one of the most famous graffiti tags in the world, his trademark includes a smoking version of the stick figure from 1960s British television program The Saint.[5]
Roberts collaborated with a number of well known brands during his career, including Huf, and the Burton Snowboards skate brand, Gravis.[6][7]
Roberts was featured in the 2004 documentary Just to Get a Rep by Peter Gerard.
Death
Roberts died on June 11, 2012, from a liver disease at Calvary Hospital in The Bronx, New York.[8]
References
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