Jean michel basquiat childrens book

With a haitianamerican father and a puerto rican mother, basquiat s diverse cultural heritage was one of his many. I wanted to introduce my son to jean michel basquiats art and story. Jeanmichel basquiat and his unique, collagestyle paintings rocketed to. In 1977, at the age of 17, basquiat took up graffiti, inscribing the landscape of downtown manhattan with his signature samo. Artist jeanmichel basquiat was born in brooklyn, new york, on december 22, 1960. Basquiat first achieved fame as part of samo, an informal graffiti duo who wrote enigmatic epigrams in the cultural hotbed of the lower east side of manhattan during the late 1970s, where rap, punk, and street art coalesced into early hip. For younger children, the book offers an opportunity to discuss artistic process, self expression, perceptions of art, and the many roles that art can play. Jeanmichel basquiat has 47 books on goodreads with 6593 ratings. Radiant child by javaka steptoe little, brown books for young. Thank you javaka steptoe for making such a beautiful book. Jean michel basquiat has 47 books on goodreads with 6593 ratings. The story of young artist jeanmichel basquiat, a 40page artandtext book for kids by javaka steptoe.

Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Elizabeth bush, however, in the bulletin of the center for childrens books criticized the lack of basquiats own art, even in the books bibliography. Jeanmichel basquiats story is complex, yet steptoe offers young readers an accessible introduction to his life and the sociopolitical salience of his art. Radiant child is a heartfelt and vibrant picture book about the childhood and life of. Hans werner holzwarth is a book designer and editor specializing in contemporary art and photography. Angelous strong words are matched by the daring vision of artist jeanmichel basquiat, whose childlike style reveals the powerful emotions and fanciful imaginings of. Handpicked by amazon kids books editor, seira wilson, for prime book box a childrens subscription that inspires a love. Coretta scott king awardwinner steptoes vivid text and bold artwork reflect the haitian puerto rican artists collagestyle paintings that rocketed him to fame in the 1980s.

Written for young children, it celebrates basquiats art and traces the early steps. Written for young children, it celebrates basquiats art and traces the. Life doesnt frighten me 25th anniversary edition angelou, maya, basquiat, jeanmichel, boyers, sara jane on. Jean michel basquiat was born in brooklyn, new york, to a puerto rican mother and a haitian fatheran ethnic mix that meant young jean michel was fluent in french, spanish and english by the age of 11. Jeanmichel basquiats most popular book is the notebooks. His taschen publications include collectors editions like jeff koons, christopher wool, albert oehlen, ai weiwei, and the david hockney sumo a bigger book, as well as monographs like the xxlsized jeanmichel basquiat and survey books such. Gr 15a visually stunning picture book biography about modern art phenomenon jean michel basquiat. The story of young artist jeanmichel basquiat 2017 caldecott medal for best illustrated childrens book. December 22, 1960 august 12, 1988 was an american artist of haitian and puerto rican descent. Books by jeanmichel basquiat author of the notebooks. It was also an easy way to introduce him to a new genre of reading. Im working the childrens reference desk of the childrens room at.