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Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960 - 1988) was active/lived in New York.  Jean Michel Basquiat is known for Street-graffiti, naive figure painting, drawing.

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 Noted for his graffiti street paintings under the name pseudonym 'SAMO', Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn.  His father was Haitian-born Gerard Basquiat.  His mother, Matilde Andradas, had been born in Brooklyn of Puerto Rican parents.  He had two sisters (born in 1963 and 1966) also born in Brooklyn.

When only a small boy, Basquiat began drawing, inspired by the cartoons and Hitchcock films he watched on television.  He also loved to read comic books and Mad Magazine, with its Alfred E. Neuman character.  His mother encouraged this interest in art, and when he was only seven he produced a children's book with a friend, Mark Prozzo.  When only eight, Basquiat was hit by a car while he played in the street, requiring him to spend a month in the hospital.  During this time his mother gave him a copy of the book, Gray's Anatomy, the influence of which was to later show up in his artwork as well as the name of a band he co-fou   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 17945 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Research resources

.  askART lists Jean-Michel Basquiat in 3 of its research Essays. Jean-Michel Basquiat has 13 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Jean-Michel Basquiat available:    Keith Haring,  Roy Lichtenstein,  Willem de Kooning,  Sam Lewis Francis,  Josef Albers,  Ed Ruscha,  Damien Hirst,  Helen Frankenthaler,  Tom Wesselmann,  Andy Warhol,  Sol LeWitt,  Frank Stella,  Jim Dine,  Richard Diebenkorn,  Robert Rauschenberg,  Donald Clarence Judd,  Alex Katz,  Alexander (Sandy) Calder,  Jeff Koons,  Francis Bacon,  Robert E Indiana,  Adolph Gottlieb,  Karel Christiaan Appel,  Joan Mitchell



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Facts about Jean-Michel Basquiat

   Publications  Book References:  52
Magazine References:  38

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38 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Jean-Michel Basquiat
Magazine Article Date Author Color
ARTnews Art Talk March 2006 Editors, Artnews Yes
ARTnews Reviews-Jean Michel Basquiat July 2005 Wei, Lilly Yes
ARTnews Art Market June 2005 Grant, Daniel Yes
ARTFORUM My Pop October 2004 Ofili, Chris Yes
Art & Antiques A & A Update September 2004 Editors, Art & Antiques Yes
Art & Auction auction reviews September 2004 Editors, Art + Auction Yes
Art & Auction publicappeal September 2004 Tully, Judd Yes
ARTnews Art Market-How the Spring Auctions July 2004 Kinsella & Gleadell Yes
Art & Auction The Illusion of Youth June 2004 Spiegler, Marc Yes
ARTnews Why 15 Apples Are Better Than 3 May 2004 Thomas, Kelly Devine Yes
Art & Auction sales preview May 2004 Tully, Judd Yes
Art in America Front Page January 2004 Editors, Art in America Yes
Art-Talk Auction January 2004 Editors, Art-Talk Yes
ARTnews Reviews December 2003 Editors, ARTnews Yes
ARTnews A Relentless Connoisseur December 2003 Falkenstein, Michelle Yes
Art & Auction trading aces November 2003 Tully, Judd Yes
ARTnews The Rise of African American Art September 2003 Kinsella, Eileen Yes
Art & Auction in the air July 2003 Editor, Art & Auction Yes
Art & Auction in the air May 2003 Editors, Art & Auction Yes
ARTFORUM Time Capsules 1986-1990 April 2003 Rimanelli, David Yes
ARTFORUM Time Capsules 1980-1985 March 2003 Rimanelli, David No
Art & Auction Role Models March 2003 Wolmer, Bruce Yes
Art-Talk Contemporary Auctions Set Artist December 2002 Editors, ART-TALK Yes
ARTnews Portrait of the Art World October 2002 Editors, ARTnews No
Art & Auction The Man Who Would Be Basquiat October 2002 Vincent, Steven Yes
Art in America Front Page July 2002 Editors, Art in America Yes
Art & Auction Marketplace February 2001 Editors, Art & Auction Yes
ARTnews Reviews September 2000 Editors, ARTnews Yes
Art & Auction Marketplace January 2000 Editors Yes
Art-Talk Contemporary/California Art August 1998 Editors, Art Talk No
Art-Talk Fall Sales January 1998 Editor, Art-talk No
Art-Talk Art News January 1998 Editors, Art Talk Yes
Art & Auction In the Air/Around the Block April 1997 Editors, Art & Auction No
Art in America Art Stars of the Silver Screen September 1996 Baer, Liza & Brooks Adams Yes
Art in America Double Feature September 1996 Fairbrother, Trevor Yes
Architectural Digest On the Twentieth Century July 1995 Stephens, Suzanne Yes
Art & Auction Around the Block June 1995 AU editors No
Art in America Industrial Strength Warhol September 1994 Adams, Brooks Yes
52 Book References for Jean-Michel Basquiat
Year Author Title Pages Color
2011 Polsky, Richard The Art Prophets: The Artists, Dealers, and Tastemakers Who Shook the Art World 262 No
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 Cameron, Dan East Village USA (New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York) 160 No
2003 Pearlman, Alison Unpackaging Art of the 1980s 248 Yes
2003 Vose, Marcia Latimore (Editor) Vose Art Notes: A Guide for Collectors Winter 2003, Volume XI 36 Yes
2002 Metz, Allan Blondie, From Punk to the Present: A Pictorial History 512 No
2002 Townsend, Chris Rapture Art's Seduction by Fashion
(Exhibition catalog)		 0 No
2001 Byatt, A.S. (foreward) Writers on Artists 352 Yes
1999 Hoban, Phoebe Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art 384 No
1999 Kirwin, Elizabeth Seton It's All True: Imagining New York's East Village Art Scene of the 1980s 916 No
1999 Larsen, Lars et all Art at the Turn of the Millennium 561 Yes
1998 Taha, Halima Collecting African American Art Works on Paper and Canvas 270 Yes
1997 Lucie-Smith, Edward Visual Arts in the 20th Century 400 Yes
1997 Powell, Richard J Black Art and Culture in the 20th Century 256 Yes
1997 Riggs, Thomas (Editor); Howard Dobson (Preface) St. James Guide to Black Artists: Published in Association with Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 625 No
1996 Barbara and Peter Toohil Accents on Artists A fact-filled pronunciation guide. Over 800 artist’s names you should know… 363 Yes
1996 Haden-Guest, Anthony True Colors The Real Life of the Art World 344 Yes
1996 Sandler, Irving Art of the Postmodern Era From the Late 1960s to the Early 1990s 636 Yes
1995 Craig-Martin, Michael Drawing the Line Reappraising Drawing Past and Present
(Exhibition catalog)		 108 Yes
1995 Fineberg, Jonathan Art Since 1940 Strategies of Being 496 Yes
1995 Flam, Jack; Donald Marron The Paine Webber Art Collection 304 Yes
1995 Hansen, Trudy (others) Printmaking in America Collaborative Prints and Presses 1960-1990 248 Yes
1995 Lucie-Smith, Edward Art Today 512 Yes
1994 Craven, Wayne American Art History and Culture 687 Yes
1994 Geldzahler, Henry Making It New Essays, Interviews and Talks 369 No
1994 San Antonio Museum of Art African American Art
(Exhibition catalog)		 67 Yes
1993 Gardner, James Culture or Trash? A Provocative View of Contemporary Painting (etc) 227 No
1993 Joachimides, Christos (others) American Art in the 20th Century Painting and Sculpture 1913-1993
(Exhibition catalog)		 490 Yes
1993 Marshall, Richard (others) Jean-Michel Basquiat
(Exhibition catalog)		 272 Yes
1992 Rose, Bernice Allegories of Modernism Contemporary Drawing
(Exhibition catalog)		 128 Yes
1991 Hoffman, Katherine Explorations The Visual Arts since 1945 400 Yes
1991 Murken, Axel/Christa Murken Von der Avantgarde bis zur Postmoderne/die Malerei des 20 Jahrhunderts 358 Yes
1991 Storr, Robert/J Tannenbaum Devil on the Stairs Looking Back on the Eighties
(Exhibition catalog)		 96 Yes
1991 Wheeler, Daniel Art Since Mid Century 1945 to the Present 344 Yes
1990 Bowman, Russell/Dean Sobel Word As Image American Art 1960-1990
(Exhibition catalog)		 172 Yes
1990 Goddard, Donald; Robert Rosenblum (Intro) American Painting 319 Yes
1990 Hughes, Robert Nothing If Not Critical Selected Essays on Art and Artists 429 No
1990 Lippard, Lucy R Mixed Blessings New Art in a Multicultural America 279 Yes
1990 Livingstone, Marco Pop Art A Continuing History 271 Yes
1987 Crane, Diana Transformation of the Avant-Garde The New York Art World 1940-1985 194 No
1987 Frank, Peter/Michael McKenzie New, Used and Improved Art for the 80's 159 Yes
1986 Hunter, Sam An American Renaissance Painting and Sculpture Since 1940
(Exhibition catalog)		 269 Yes
1985 Krantz, Les American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans 347 Yes
1985 Lucie-Smith, Edward American Art Now 160 Yes
1984 DeCoppet, Laura/Alan Jones The Art Dealers The Powers Behind the Scenes Tell How 320 No
1984 Freeman, Phyllis New Art 207 Yes
1984 Kardon, Janet The East Village Scene
(Exhibition catalog)		 64 No
1984 Severinghaus, J Walter Art at Work The Chase Manhattan Collection 333 Yes
1983 Walker, Barry The American Artist as Printmaker
(Exhibition catalog)		 144 Yes
1982 Oliva, Achille Bonito The International Trans-avantgarde 320 Yes
1982 Stewart, Albert New New York
(Exhibition catalog)		 120 No
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