Utah & Ether
American graffiti artist duo
Danielle E. "Utah" Bremner and Jim Clay "Ether" Harper VI are American graffiti artists, dubbed the "Bonnie and Clyde of the graffiti world". They have tagged trains and buildings in over 30 countries on five continents, and have made books and videos about their exploits. They have also been arrested, fined, and served multiple prison sentences for vandalism. Their use of social media has been used as an example in a book about graffiti artists, and they have been the subjects of a video exhibit and a song.
Early lives
Danielle E. Bremner was born on February 16, 1982 in Bayside, Queens. Her mother worked as a Bayside high school teacher, and her father as a New York City policeman. She says she grew up around graffiti as part of the New York City landscape.
Jim Clay Harper VI was born on January 18, 1985, in Wilmette, Illinois, near Chicago. He had two brothers and one sister; their father, Jim Clay Harper V, who worked as a stockbroker at Morgan Stanley, died in 2004. He says he grew up across from the Linden Yard and would observe the nightly graffiti on the cars.
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