Jean-Michel Basquiat Handbook

The Jean-Michel Basquiat Handbook is a brief introduction to the famous but often misunderstood artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

The book, edited by Larry Warsh and approved by the artist's family, chronicles Basquiat's life from his childhood in Brooklyn to his early death, and describes the development of his unique style through themes such as urban life, the human body, music, and sports. The final section of the book contains a selection of sketches from Basquiat's notebooks, a chronology, and incisive essays by scholars Henry Geldzahler and Henry Louis Gates Jr.