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The '''Cool S''', also known as the '''Universal S''', is a ] sign in ] and ] that is typically ] on children's notebooks or graffitied on walls. The exact origin of the Cool S is unknown,<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/interesting-this-guy-spent-five-years-researching-the-origins-of-the-universal-s-20190814 |title=This Guy Spent Five Years Researching The Origins Of The 'Universal S' |last=Shepherd |first=Rebecca |date=August 14, 2019 |website=] |access-date=April 30, 2020}}{{Better source needed|date=February 2022}}</ref> but it became prevalent around the early 1970s as a part of graffiti culture.<ref>{{cite book |last=Mailer |first=Norman |title=] |date=2009 |publisher=It Books |isbn=978-0-06-196170-0}}{{Page needed|date=April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-20 |title=Interview_Gribble1 |url=http://www.handselecta.com/interview_gribbl.html |access-date=2020-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820043142/http://www.handselecta.com/interview_gribbl.html |archive-date=2019-08-20}}</ref> The '''Cool S''', also known as the '''Universal S''', is a ] sign in ] and ] that is typically ] on children's notebooks or graffitied on walls. The exact origin of the Cool S is unknown,<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/interesting-this-guy-spent-five-years-researching-the-origins-of-the-universal-s-20190814 |title=This Guy Spent Five Years Researching The Origins Of The 'Universal S' |last=Shepherd |first=Rebecca |date=August 14, 2019 |website=] |access-date=April 30, 2020}}{{Better source needed|date=February 2022}}</ref> but it became prevalent around the early 1970s as a part of graffiti culture.<ref>{{cite book |last=Mailer |first=Norman |title=] |date=2009 |publisher=It Books |isbn=978-0-06-196170-0}}{{Page needed|date=April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-20 |title=Interview_Gribble1 |url=http://www.handselecta.com/interview_gribbl.html |access-date=2020-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820043142/http://www.handselecta.com/interview_gribbl.html |archive-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>


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Graffiti symbol A drawing of the Cool S and a four-step guide to drawing one

The Cool S, also known as the Universal S, is a graffiti sign in popular culture and childlore that is typically doodled on children's notebooks or graffitied on walls. The exact origin of the Cool S is unknown, but it became prevalent around the early 1970s as a part of graffiti culture.

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History

The exact origin of the symbol is unclear, but it is generally considered to be an artifact of childlore, meaning that it is taught by children to children, over the course of generations.

Jon Naar's photographs of graffiti in New York City, which were taken in 1973 and published in The Faith of Graffiti in 1974, feature the symbol numerous times, identical to its modern form. Jean-Michel Basquiat's artworks also occasionally have the symbol hidden somewhere, such as in Charles the First, and in the one titled Olive Oil from 1982 it is labelled as the "classic S of graff".

The name "Superman S" comes from a belief that it was a symbol for Superman, whose costume features a stylized S in a diamond shape, but that shape is quite differentnore}}</ref> in which one of Jon Naar's 1973 photographs of the symbol can be seen.

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References

  1. Shepherd, Rebecca (August 14, 2019). "This Guy Spent Five Years Researching The Origins Of The 'Universal S'". LADBible. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  2. Mailer, Norman (2009). The Faith of Graffiti. It Books. ISBN 978-0-06-196170-0.
  3. "Interview_Gribble1". 2019-08-20. Archived from the original on 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  4. Neelon, Caleb (November 23, 2010). "Solve the Mystery of the Pointy S". Print Magazine. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  5. Beck, Julie. "Why Did We All Have the Same Childhood?". theatlantic.com. The Atlantic. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  6. Hoffman, Fred (2017). The Art of Jean-Michel Basquiat. New York: Enrico Navarra Gallery. p. 211. ISBN 978-2-911596-53-7. The double 'S' markings on the center piece resemble other marks and gestures found in Basquiat's paintings from this time While it became less and less a part of Basquiat's art production, there are continued references to graffiti style in his paintings and works on paper, such as the 'S' symbol.
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