Wikipedia [2011]: Richard Hambleton (born June, 1954) is an artist-painter currently living and working in the Lower East Side of New York City. Richard Hambleton has been called the godfather of street art. He is the surviving member of a group who, together with Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, had great success coming out of the New York City art scene during the booming art market of the 1980s. Much of Hambleton's work is compared to graffiti art, however, Hambleton considers his work to be "public art." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a collection of artists' works compiled by Richard Hambleton. Each contributor decorates a blank portrait of Mr. Reeee, who is presented as a murderer in keeping with the project's "investigation/police report' theme. JMB is one of the artists included in the book, as are Robert Rehfeldt, Angelika Schmidt, Andre Stitt, Pat Larter, Robin Crozier, G. A. Cavellini, Anna Banana, Ulises Carrion, L. F. Duch, Ken Friedman, and many others. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Wikipedia: Richard Hambleton's early public art is noteworthy for his Image Mass Murder concept. From 1976 to 1979 Hambleton painted a police "chalk" outline around bodies of volunteer "homicide victims." He then splashed some red paint on the outline, leaving behind a realistic looking crime scene. These "crime scenes" were done on the streets of several major cities across the United States and Canada. Like Hambleton's future "Shadowman" paintings, the Image Mass Murder "crime scenes" would often have the effect of startling or shocking passersby. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.