A Writers Legacy

From Bronx train yards to bookstore shelves.
John F. Lorne documents the grit, the grief, and the fight for what’s right—with Bronx-bred honesty. For media inquiries or speaking engagements: contact @johnlorne.com

🎨 Community Engagement Project Proposal
Here’s the PowerPoint outlining a mural-based alternative to traditional graffiti enforcement.
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📣 Featured in AAA Magazine

Dive into the story of Morris Park Crew and the Bronx graffiti legacy as told in this in-depth AAA Magazine article.
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🎬 Documentary Feature: Morris Park Crew – Graffiti Pioneers
A powerful look into the real story of MPC — the art, the conflict, and the legacy. From the Bronx yards to global recognition.
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• 🎥 Video Features

  • MPC Graffiti History David Attenborough Voiceover (YouTube)

🎤 Slip Interview – Subway Outlaws
A raw, unfiltered interview with SLIP of MPC. From the early days of the crew to the reality of Bronx life in the 70s and 80s—this piece captures the voice of a pioneer.
👉 Read the full interview on Subway Outlaws

🎨 Featured Collab: Slip (MPC) x Blade
Two Bronx legends, one canvas. Available via DirtyPilot.
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🎬 Official Book Trailer: Morris Park Crew
Take a raw, real look into the Bronx graffiti legacy that started it all.
From train lines to the front lines of style—this is MPC.
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📸 Billy 167: Legacy Preserved
Billy 167, Bronx native, MPC writer, and Transit Authority worker, now has pieces preserved in the Museum of the City of New York — living proof that graffiti history is New York history.

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From the Bronx to the Walls of 516 ARTS
Representing MPC and New York alongside legends like Henry Chalfant and Lady Pink, I was featured in Street Text: Art from the Coasts & The Populist Phenomenon at 516 ARTS in 2010. This exhibit brought real graffiti culture into the gallery—raw, unfiltered, and straight from the lines. The streets raised us. The art spoke for itself.
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• 📰 Featured in Alibi Magazine:

  "Zoning Official Alters the International District With a Spray Can"
  Before the books and after the trains, John F. Lorne brought his Bronx graffiti roots to Albuquerque—transforming urban spaces with a spray can and a mission.

• As a former zoning official, he didn’t just enforce codes—he reimagined walls. This piece highlights his unique crossover from public servant to street artist, leaving a lasting mark on New Mexico’s International District.

  👉 Read the full article on Alibi.com

Explore how graffiti went from the Bronx to Bernalillo in this youth-led mural project I directed for the town.
👉 Click here to view the original flyer (PDF)

📕 Featured in the Schiffer Publishing Art Catalog

Morris Park Crew: The Official History sits alongside legendary artists in the global Schiffer catalog—cementing its place in pop art and graffiti culture.

🚇 Morris Park Crew Interview (Archived Spread)

This image says more than most write-ups ever could.

Captured by Paul Cavalieri ( CAV )—renowned author and documentarian of NYC’s graffiti movement—this spread featured the Morris Park Crew in full color and raw style. It’s no longer available online, but its significance hasn’t faded.

Paul, often called a “second Henry Chalfant,” helped secure the publishing deal for Morris Park Crew: The Official History and documented train culture from the early ‘80s on. His support and archives gave this legacy its rightful place on the shelf.

516 ARTS Exhibition – Albuquerque, 2010
Featured alongside Shepard Fairey, Lady Pink & Henry Chalfant

This blackbook page—submitted through the Wooden Cow Gallery and loaned by Paul Cavalieri—was part of a landmark show placing Bronx graffiti inside museum walls. Though Paul wasn't in the show, the piece was displayed under John Lorne’s name at the request of the curator.

It was surreal seeing something that started on a Bronx subway platform now sitting behind museum glass next to names like Fairey and Pink. That’s when I knew the movement wasn’t just alive—it had leveled up.”

The Morris Park Crew story didn’t stop when the trains did.
Over at morrisparkcrew.wordpress.com, you’ll find archives, tributes, and stories that never made the books.

Rest in peace to the real ones.
Respect to the ones still carrying the name.

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