Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Brooklyn-born artist who lived from 1960 to 1988. After dropping out of high school, he supported himself by selling homemade goods in Manhattan before gaining recognition for his graffiti under the name SAMO. Basquiat went on to show his work in galleries worldwide and collaborated with Andy Warhol, though he struggled with drugs and isolation after Warhol's death, leading to his own death by overdose at age 27 in his SoHo studio.

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2. Life:Born: December 22, 1960 Died: August 12, 1988Lived in: Brooklyn, New YorkLanguages spoke: French, Spanish, and English

3. CareerBasquiat sold T-shirts and homemade postcards to support himself while living on the streets after being kicked out of his house for dropping out of school in the 11th gradeWorked at the Unique Clothing Warehouse located in Manhattan1976, Basquiat and friend Al Diaz began spray-painting graffiti on walls in Manhattan under the name SAMOShortly after Basquiat started to get noticed for his art work and appeared on public-access TV and in many articlesHas shown his work in many galleries all over the world

4. deathAndy Warhol died on February 22, 1987 and was a close fried to BasquiatThis lead to Basquiatisolating himself and using more and more drugs like heroinBasquiat took a trip to Maui, Hawaii to try and get sober, but sadly his attempt did not workBasquiat died on August 12, 1988 at the age of 27 in his art studio in SoHo

5. Examples of his artwork

7. Collaborations with andywarhol