About the artist
Early Artistic
Style
Career
Fun Facts
100
What is the name of the artist
Jean-Michel Basq
100
what is SAMO
Same old Ssshhhh
100
did Jean ever paint a real background
NO
100
He was a painter and also a
celeberity
100
How old was he when he died
27
200
When was his mother committed to a mental institution
When he was 11
200
What was the artist doing in New York under the name SAMO
spraying graffiti
200
his paintings were extremely __
colorful
200
what type of single did he produce
Hip Hop
200
How did he die
Drug Overdose
300
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What is the ethnicity of "Jean's" father
300
What is the major article on him called
Radiant Child
300
he incorporated words, number and __ into the spaces around the figures
symbols
300
What year was his first first single
1983
300
Name one artist that referenced Basquit in their lyrics
Rick Ross Jay Z Nicki
400
How many lanuages is "Jean" fluent in
3
400
When was Radiant Child published
1981
400
who is the protagonist in most of his paintings
the black person
400
What magazine cover did he appear on
New York Times
400
His was the first African American painter to become an internationally renowned
art star
500
What age did jean run away from home
15
500
When was his first solo exhibition
1982
500
there were not many painting with __ people in them
black
500
In what year did he appear on NYT
1985
500
How much did his painting "Dusthead" sell for
48.8 million
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