Willi Smith Print by Robert Risko Cooper Hewitt Branded as well as by texts

as well as by texts from writers with whom he has worked and designed for

From airports

the reach of this "street artist" extends to all aspects of society

and a wide ranfashionge of other aesthetic rebels from the worlds of art

conveying a literal and figurative representation of "the color line

Willi Smith Print by Robert Risko Cooper Hewitt Branded as well as by textsNew edition print by Robert Risko, available exclusively at Cooper Hewitt. This artwork was originally commissioned by Willi Smith in 1985. Willi first saw Riskos work in Andy Warhols Interview (magazine). Risko's drawings jumped out to Willi, because other than the cover art by Richard Bernstein, the magazine primarily featured photographic portraits and Risko was drawing portraits by hand. Because I knew and adored Willi, I feel I captured his