Martha Cooper

American photographer · United States · On the map · Artists · Born 1943 · age 83

Martha Cooper is an American photojournalist. She worked as a staff photographer for the New York Post during the 1970s. She is best known for documenting the New York City graffiti scene of the 1970s and 1980s.

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A typical day, 30 days to 19 June 2026

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Multiple graffiti artists painted this tribute to Cooper on Houston Street for her 70th birthday in March 2013[6]

Cooper in front of a large version of her photograph "Two Cops Patrolling Subway, Bronx, NY, 1981", in Berlin in 2014.

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