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Gr 1–5—Through a simple text and vivid mixed-media collage art, the author evokes the life and work of the Brooklyn-born Basquiat, who was nurtured...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Picture books about artists are tricky. Should the illustrator mimic the subject's style, or instead attempt to capture his or her essence? Steptoe does a little of both in this introduction to Jean-Michel Basquiat, one of the most visionary-and misunderstood-artists of his generation. Born in 1960 and raised in a loving, trilingual home in Brooklyn, Basquiat was encouraged by his parents (of Puerto Rican and Haitian descent) to follow his talent from an early age. The art world first took note of Basquiat's graffiti art in the late 197...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The art world first took note of Jean-Michel Basquiat's graffiti in the late 1970s. He earned a large following and several art s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More