Jean-Michel Basquiat

Birthday: December 22nd, 1960 Date of Death: August 12th, 1988 Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat (December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist. His career in art began as a graffiti artist in New York City in the late 1970s, and in the 1980s produced Neo-expressionist painting. Basquiat died of a heroin overdose on August 12, 1988, at the age of 27.

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