These are characters from Through the Looking Glass, another adventure of Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. They are twins that are quite peculiar, often agreeing to fight but never following through. Their names come from John Byrom, and his epigram.
Epigram:
Epigrams are a literary device that are often sort of poetic. They are often satirical, but not always a poetic device. They've been used for a very long time and often by very famous writers, like Oscar Wilde, William Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson.
Tweedledee and Tweedledum originally come from an epigram from John Byrom, which led me from one Wikipedia page to the next.
Graffiti:
Epigrams were made into graffiti, especially one of the the most famous pieces of graffiti from Pompeii.
Graffiti is something that is drawn or etched onto a wall, often in public view. In modern times, they are often spray painted on walls in public in bright colors. Often times, in the instances of Banksy, they can make a social statement.
Charlie Parker:
Shortly after Charlie Parker died, his name often was featured in pieces of graffiti. They would say, "Bird Lives," to immortalize him.
Charlie Parker was a jazz legend, and an extremely talented saxophone player. He was a leader in the rise of bebop and influential in the overall jazz movement. He was nicknamed "Yardbird" or "Bird," which explains the existence of graffiti saying "Bird Lives."
(Charlie Parker, web source: Wikimedia)
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