| 词条 | Moniker (graffiti) |
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A moniker (also known as a streak, tag, or hobo art) is a piece of graffiti on the side of a freight car on freight trains. Monikers are produced with a solid paint stick, industrial crayon, or a lumber crayon. Monikers serve the purpose for a moniker artist to share stories or a moment in time with others. Many moniker artists have a unique design they produce, and sometimes write the area they are from, or date that the moniker was produced. Occasionally, a short phrase will accompany monikers (this being started by Colossus of Roads). Many of the artists are railroad workers, train hoppers, and railroad enthusiasts. HistorySince the utilization of trains in the late 1800s, messages were written on boxcars with solid paint sticks used to communicate with people in different locations across North America to warn others about people, or news. A Moniker is a one line "tag" on a freight train that was done by hobos or train conductors. "Monicus' are the nom-de-rails that hobos accept when thrust upon them by their fellows," Jack London explains in his work, The Road. A possible inspiration for monikers was an inspector who worked for the navy who wrote "Kilroy Was Here" and drew the Kilroy character on the ships to say that the ship passed inspection. Travellers also used hobo signs to indicate or give directions for things like if a person would give them a meal and a bed for the night or if a person didn't want them to be there. Railroad workers picked up on monikers and started using them. References
•Gastman, Roger and Neelon, Caleb. The History of American Graffiti, 2010. 1. ^http://www.etymonline.com 1 : Graffiti and unauthorised signage |
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