Basquiat and Warhol's Portrait
Clip: 9/14/2018 | 1m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
How Basquiat amazed Andy Warhol with a portrait.
Artists discuss how Jean-Michel Basquiat painted a portrait of himself with Andy Warhol minutes after taking Polaroids together.
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Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo...
Basquiat and Warhol's Portrait
Clip: 9/14/2018 | 1m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
Artists discuss how Jean-Michel Basquiat painted a portrait of himself with Andy Warhol minutes after taking Polaroids together.
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On Jean-Michel's first and most vivid childhood memory. (1m 27s)
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He lived fast, died young and created thousands of drawings and paintings. (3m 40s)
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Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo...