Graffiti Legend “Stay High 149” Dead at 61

Wayne Roberts was a pioneer graffiti artist from the 70′s known as “Stay High 149.” He inspired many teenager artists to slip into train yards at night to paint whole cars, as well as Norman Mailer, who featured him in his book “The Faith of Graffiti.”

 

Roberts disappeared from the scene for some 25 years until he was rediscovered by a new generation of fans and artists in 2000, died on Monday at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. He was 61.

The cause was complications of liver disease.