Kilroy Was There: A GI's War in Photographs

Where do we draw the line? Graffiti in Maboneng, Johannesburg

“…During this time, graffiti-like art forms were fast increasing in other countries such as the United Kingdom (UK) (Chung 2009). In the twentieth century, 'Foo/Kilroy was here' writings were sighted where soldiers were stationed in the first and second world wars as well as the Korean War (Bates 2014;Huebner 2005). At the same time, writings on roads and railways by the homeless, territorial markings by gang members in Chicago, political inscriptions, writings of children's names on street corners, and proclamations of love on tree trunks and the built fabric were not uncommon (Gastman and Neelon 2011).…”