Steptoe, Javaka, 1971-

Radiant child : the story of young artist Jean-Michel Basquiat / by Javaka Steptoe. - First edition. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Jean-Michel Basquiat and his unique, collage-style paintings rocked to fame in the 1980s as a cultural phenomenon unlike anything the art work had ever seen. But before that, he was a little boy who saw art everywhere: in poetry books and museums, in games and in the words that we speak, and in the pulsing energy of New York City. Now, award-winning illustrator Javaka Steptoe's vivid text and bold artwork echoing Basquiat's own introduce young readers to the powerful message and art doesn't always have to be neat or clean--and definitely not inside the lines--to be beautiful.

ISBN: 9780316213882 0316213888

LCCN: 2013018520

Subjects--Personal Names:
Basquiat, Jean-Michel, 1960-1988 --Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Artists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Picture books.

Dewey Class. No.: 740.92 B