File:Phase2bubbler.gif

Summary
PHASE 2 graffiti piece, utilizing the "bubble letter" style. New York City circa the early 1970s.

This photographic image is copyrighted to the artist who painted the graffiti piece which the photo captures, namely PHASE 2. It was published in a book called Style: Writing From The Underground co-edited by PHASE 2 and published in 1996, though it is uncertain whether the image was ever published prior to that. The entire image has been used, though it is of lower resolution than the original. The image is used in the article to illustrate the technique of "bubble letter" graffiti writing which the subject of the article pioneered. As such the image falls in line with acceptable fair use guidelines for images used "for critical commentary, including images illustrative of a particular technique or school." The image cannot be replaced by a free content image, because the artwork in question - graffiti by PHASE 2 from the early 1970s - is no longer in existence. Thus old photographs of these graffiti pieces are the only images available.

This photograph is copyrighted by Jack Stewart, and the above commentary is unpersuasive Photoarchiver (talk) 04:56, 2 April 2009 (UTC)