Before we return for a few posts over the weekend, we wish to end Friday highlighting another extraordinary person of Puerto Rican background.
Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in 1960 to a Puerto Rican mother and Haitian father. Though he died at the age of 27, he became one of the most famous graffiti and neo-expressionist painters in U.S. history. His legacy lives on in via the critical recognition of his work and through the 1996 film “Basquiat” directed by Julian Schnabel. His star burned out far too soon yet his influence continues to this day.
The below video is a brief interview of Basquiat circa early 1980s:
Online Sources- Wikipedia, YouTube, The Latin Americanist
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