SPRAYPAINT.ING
155 DOCUMENTED CREWS|256 WRITER PORTFOLIOS|🏛️ VIRTUAL GRAFFITI COUNCIL
SPRAYPAINT.ING // GLOBAL GRAFFITI, CREW & WRITER CULTURE HUB•FEATURED CREWS: CBS (HOLLYWOOD) // AWR / TSL (LOS ANGELES) // WCA (VENICE / LA) // MSK (LA/SF/NYC) // TATS CRU (BRONX) // TC5 (NYC) // 1UP (BERLIN)•WILDSTYLE BURNERS • WHOLE-CAR TRAINS • HALLS OF FAME • VIRTUAL GRAFFITI COUNCIL•SPRAYPAINT.ING // WORLDWIDE GRAFFITI CULTURE HUB
SPRAYPAINT.ING
UNITED WRITERS // WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PIONEERS
ALL CREWS DIRECTORY
CREW CALL-SIGN // [UW • 183]FOUNDED 1970Washington Heights, NY • Inwood, NY • Bronx, NY

UNITED WRITERS // WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PIONEERS

Taki 183, Julio 204 & the 1970 Washington Heights Spark of Global Graffiti

🛍️ [UW • 183] CREW SHOP

CREW MANIFESTO & LINEAGE

INSTAGRAM: @taki183official ↗

183rd Street in Washington Heights—the spark that lit the New York subway movement.

Rooted in Washington Heights and Inwood between 1969 and 1972, the United Writers (UW) and 183rd Street pioneers—Taki 183, Julio 204, Frank 207, Chew 127, Barbara 62, Eva 62, Stay High 149, and Coco 144—turned neighborhood street-number tags into an all-city phenomenon covered by The New York Times in July 1971.

▶ NOW PLAYING: The NYC Subway's Most Influential Graffitist #shorts #graffitiOPEN ON YOUTUBE ↗
[UW • 183] CREW CULTURE VIDEO VAULT (4 REELS)CLICK ANY REEL TO PLAY ABOVE
PRODUCTION WALLS PAINTED3500+
INDIVIDUAL WRITERS ON ROSTER3
ACTIVE CITIES & YARDS8
SHOWS & WALL JAMS HOSTED60
[UW • 183] ARCHIVAL LINEAGE // EST. 1970

COMPLETE [UW • 183] HISTORICAL & ACTIVE MEMBER ROLL CALL

★ ORIGINAL FOUNDERS & EARLY LEADERS (1970)
✓ ACTIVE & CLASSIC [UW • 183] WRITERS ROSTER (4 DOCUMENTED WRITERS — CLICK ANY WRITER FOR ARTIST PAGE)
STAY HIGH 149
COCO 144
BARBARA 62
EVA 62
IN MEMORIAM // KINGS FOREVER:† STAY HIGH 149† JULIO 204
[UW • 183] INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PAGES

CREW MEMBERS & INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIOS (3)

COCO 144
@COCO 1441970 Harlem Subway Pioneer, Stencil Innovator & Core Leader Harlem / Manhattan, NY • Active since 1970
[UW • 183]
Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

COCO 144 (Roberto Gualtieri) began bombing NYC subways in 1970, pioneering stencil tags and co-leading The Soul Artists (TSA) into the first graffiti gallery exhibitions in 1973.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat
FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum
1 WORKS
🛍️ @COCO 144 SHOPARTIST PAGE
STAY HIGH 149
@STAY HIGH 149'Voice of the Ghetto' — The Iconic Saint-Halo Subway Tag PioBronx, NY • Active since 1970
[UW • 183]
Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

STAY HIGH 149 (Wayne Roberts, 1950–2012) created the most famous signature tag in NYC subway history—crowning the 'H' with the stick-figure halo from The Saint TV series and adding a smoking joint.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat
FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum
1 WORKS
🛍️ @STAY HIGH 149 SHOPARTIST PAGE
TAKI 183
@TAKI 183The Foot Messenger Whose 1971 New York Times Profile SparkedWashington Heights, NY • Active since 1969
[UW • 183]
Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

TAKI 183 began writing his nickname and 183rd Street address across every borough of New York City in 1969–1970 while working as a foot messenger; the July 21, 1971 New York Times article 'Taki 183 Spawns Pen Pals' ignited the worldwide subway graffiti explosion.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat
FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum
1 WORKS
🛍️ @TAKI 183 SHOPARTIST PAGE
OFFICIAL [UW • 183] CREW STOREFRONT

[UW • 183] OFFICIAL CREW MERCH & EDITIONS SHOP

Official storefront for [UW • 183] (UNITED WRITERS // WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PIONEERS) — limited-run prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook zines.

MERCH TYPE:
Looking for individual member drops? Each [UW • 183] member also has a personal shop on their Artist Page.
[UW • 183] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1970
Apparel & Streetwear$88
Official Crew Apparel Drop35 LEFT

[UW • 183] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1970

Official [UW • 183] (UNITED WRITERS // WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PIONEERS) heavyweight 450gsm cut-and-sew fleece hoodie. Embroidered [UW • 183] chest crest with full multi-color back burner production graphic and woven "Washington Heights, NY • Est. 1970" hem tag.

SELECT SIZE / OPTION:
[UW • 183] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)
Signed Prints & Editions$125
Signed & Numbered Edition of 5014 LEFT

[UW • 183] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Museum-grade 6-color hand-pulled silkscreen print on 310gsm cotton rag reproducing [UW • 183] UNITED WRITERS // WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PIONEERS's landmark wall production. Blind-stamped with the official [UW • 183] crew seal and hand-numbered.

SELECT SIZE / OPTION:
[UW • 183] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK
Custom Spray Cans & Caps$65
Collector Run of 100 Cans22 LEFT

[UW • 183] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Limited collector-series 400ml lithographed aerosol can wrapped in [UW • 183] signature artwork, bundled with 12 nozzle caps (NY Fat Cap, Astro Fat, German Skinny) in a stamped display tube.

SELECT SIZE / OPTION:
[UW • 183] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)
Blackbooks & Zines$42
First Edition Crew Publication40 LEFT

[UW • 183] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

120-page heavy-stock visual history of [UW • 183] (UNITED WRITERS // WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PIONEERS) featuring rare 35mm wall & yard photographs, blackbook sketches, founder interviews, and complete crew lineage across Washington Heights, NY, Inwood, NY, Bronx, NY.

SELECT SIZE / OPTION:
[UW • 183] COLLECTIVE ARCHIVE

CREW WALL BURNERS, MURALS & VIDEO REELS (3)

FILTER BY MEMBER:
NYC graffiti writer COCO 144 talks tagging the first subway trains with Alan KET on Episode 18 by COCO 144 (TSA)
YOUTUBE // 07:15 REELWildstyle & Burners
110 CANS • NY Fat Cap
Harlem / Manhattan, NY
@COCO 144[TSA CREW]
140ft × 16ft

NYC graffiti writer COCO 144 talks tagging the first subway trains with Alan KET on Episode 18

NYC graffiti writer COCO 144 talks tagging the first subway trains with Alan KET on Episode 18 — COCO 144 (Roberto Gualtieri) began bombing NYC subways in 1970, pioneering stencil tags and co-leading The Soul Artists (TSA) into the first graffiti gallery exhibitions in 1973.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive
Stay High 149 by STAY HIGH 149 (WC 188 • WCA NYC)
YOUTUBE // 07:15 REELWildstyle & Burners
110 CANS • NY Fat Cap
Bronx, NY
@STAY HIGH 149[WC 188 • WCA NYC CREW]
140ft × 16ft

Stay High 149

Stay High 149 — STAY HIGH 149 (Wayne Roberts, 1950–2012) created the most famous signature tag in NYC subway history—crowning the 'H' with the stick-figure halo from The Saint TV series and adding a smoking joint.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive
The NYC Subway's Most Influential Graffitist #shorts #graffiti by TAKI 183 (UW • 183)
YOUTUBE // 07:15 REELWildstyle & Burners
110 CANS • NY Fat Cap
Washington Heights, NY
@TAKI 183[UW • 183 CREW]
140ft × 16ft

The NYC Subway's Most Influential Graffitist #shorts #graffiti

The NYC Subway's Most Influential Graffitist #shorts #graffiti — TAKI 183 began writing his nickname and 183rd Street address across every borough of New York City in 1969–1970 while working as a foot messenger; the July 21, 1971 New York Times article 'Taki 183 Spawns Pen Pals' ignited the worldwide subway graffiti explosion.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive