Basquiat biography for kids

Who was Jean-Michel Basquiat?

Jean-Michel Basquiat was an important figure in the 1980’s New York art scene, and his paintings were inspired by graffiti and street art.

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Facts About Jean-Michel Basquiat

• Jean-Michel Basquiat was born Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City in 1960.
• His father was from Haiti and his mother was of Puerto Rican descent.
• His mother took Jean-Michel Basquiat to lots of art museums when he was a child, and he was a junior member of the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
• Jean-Michel Basquiat could read and write by the age of four.
• In 1968, when he was seven years old, Jean-Michel Basquiat was hit by a car.

  He broke his arm and had to have an operation on his spleen.

• Later in 1968, his parents separated. His mother was suffering from mental health issues, and she was commi