basquiat, jean-michel

Graphic novel depiction the life of American graffiti artist and painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. Chronicles his troubled childhood, involvement in the SAMO graffiti duo, his struggles with drug addiction, rise to fame as a neo-expressionist painter, and death from a drug overdose in 1988 at the age of twenty-seven.

"Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Puerto Rican mother and Haitian father. When he was eight and recovering from a car accident, his mother gave him a copy of Gray's Anatomy, which sparked his interest in the human form. This biography of the world's most famous street artist features a facts and photos section at the back"--OCLC.

In graphic novel format looks at the life of American painter and draftsman Jean-Michel Basquiat.

A biography of Jean-Michel Basquiat, an artist in New York City who rose to fame in the 1980s.

Documents the short career of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, who became notorious for his graffiti art and went on to become an international phenomenon, featuring interviews and archival footage.

A biography of Jean-Michel Basquiat, an artist in New York City who rose to fame in the 1980s.

A collection of poems by award-winning author and poet Kevin Young.

Chronicles the life of painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, and discusses his childhood, his rise to fame, his romantic life, and his death.