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1 online resource (xv, 186 pages) |
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The gorgeously written story of Jean-Michel Basquiat's partner, her past, and their life together Jean-Michel Basquiat's swift transition from the grit of city subways to the chic gallery spaces of Manhattan brought the artist into the company of many of New York's established and rising stars. But his new life of celebrity and access was also his greatest downfall; unable to deal with the pressure and demands his fame brought, in 1988' at the shockingly young age of twenty-seven'Basquiat died from a heroin overdose. Widow Basquiat is an exploration of the artist as seen and experienced through the early life of his lover and muse, Suzanne. A love story like no other, it is a memoir of the unrelenting power of addiction and obsession, but also of the incredible affection between two extraordinary people. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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"Originally published in Great Britain, in slightly different form, by Payback Press, an imprint of Canongate Books Ltd, Edinburgh, in 2000"--Copyright page. |
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An exploration of the achievements and tragic early death of New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is presented through the story of his relationship with his lover and muse, Suzanne Mallouk. |
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Requires Boundless App. |
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Basquiat, Jean-Michel, 1960-1988 -- Friends and associates.
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Basquiat, Jean-Michel, 1960-1988 -- Relations with women.
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Mallouk, Suzanne.
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Basquiat, Jean-Michel, 1960-1988. |
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Mallouk, Suzanne. |
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African American artists -- Biography.
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African American artists. |
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Friendship. |
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Relations with women. |
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New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.
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New York (State) -- New York. |
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Electronic books. |
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Biography.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Clement, Jennifer. Widow Basquiat Edinburgh : Canongate, 2014 9781782114246 |
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Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Clement, Jennifer. Widow Basquiat New York : Broadway Books, [2014] 9780553419917 (DLC) 2014014500 (OCoLC)876666984 |
| ISBN |
9780553419924 : $48.00 |
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0553419927 : $48.00 |
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