num_pages: 385
description: The tragic story of the talented painter Jean-Michel Basquiat details his turbulent childhood, explosive dealings with the elite art world, relationships with such figures as Andy Warhol and Madonna, and rise to fame, which led to his death from a drug overdose at the age of twenty-seven. 12,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art
titlecomplete: Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art
characters: Jean-Michel Basquiat
genres: Womens, Race, Academic, Art History, Nonfiction, History, Biography Memoir, African American, Art, Biography
ratings_count: 1012
publisher: Viking Adult