A woman takes a selfie with Banksy's artwork on the wall of a building destroyed in Russian attacks in Borodyanka, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023 (AP) A Reuters investigation has claimed to identify the elusive street artist Banksy as Robin Gunningham, who later legally changed his name to David Jones. Key evidence for Gunningham's identity emerged from previously undisclosed US court records and police reports detailing his 2000 arrest for defacing a billboard in New York.