Feb. 17-20, 2026

This week, we will learn about Jean-Michel Basquiat, an artist of street & graffiti style works.   

DOB December 22, 1960 - DOD August 12, 1988.  He was 27 years old when he passed.  He'd be 61 if he was still alive today.  

"I am not a Black artist; I am an artist." - Jean Michel Basquiat

Born Dec. 20, 1960     

At the age of 7, he was hit by a car, resulting in a broken arm and ruptured spleen (removed during surgery).

Died Aug. 12, 1988  (27 years old)

If he were still alive today, he would be 65 years old.

Untitled (1982) 

Jean Michel Basquait

In May 2017, it sold for $110.5 million at Sotheby's, the highest price ever paid at auction (at that time) for work by an American artist. 

Still, to this day, it holds the 2nd highest price paid for an American artist's work at auction.  ($195 million for an Andy Warhol work titled Shot Sage Blue Marilyn)

Use this virtual number cube to create your own 

Basquiat-inspired artwork!  :)

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