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Basquiat: King Pleasure, Playful Compositions

Media Types: Collage, Drawing, Painting
Grade Bands: 3-5, K-2

Overview: Jean-Michel Basquiat used many different art materials and techniques to create his artwork. He was inspired by music, television and movies, and often included…

Basquiat: King Pleasure, Family Guide

Media Types: Collage, Drawing
Grade Bands: 3-5, K-2

Overview: Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat? Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat was the son of a Haitian-born father and a Brooklyn-born mother…

Basquiat: King Pleasure Unit, Lesson 3: Nu Nile

Media Types: Collage, Drawing
Grade Bands: 6-8, 9-12

Overview: King Pleasure: Nu Nile In 1985, the Palladium, one of New York City’s most prominent nightclubs at the time, asked Jean-Michel Basquiat to create…

Basquiat: King Pleasure—Tuxedo

Media Types: Collage, Drawing, Printmaking
Grade Bands: 6-8, 9-12

Overview: King Pleasure: Tuxedo In the early 1980s, Basquiat began taking his drawings to a silkscreen studio, where they were transferred onto screens and printed…

Basquiat: King Pleasure Curriculum Guide

Grade Bands: 6-8, 9-12

Overview: Jean-Michel Basquiat was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. His mother’s family was from Puerto Rico and his father was from Haiti. Growing…

Basquiat: King Pleasure—No Summer Hot Water Ossining

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 6-8, 9-12

Overview: King Pleasure: No Summer Hot Water Ossining Family relationships and history were very important to Jean-Michel Basquiat. This drawing references many of Basquiat’s family…

Early Childhood Painting

Media Types: Painting
Grade Bands: Pre-K

“Children are developmentally tuned to deliberate exploration of new phenomena… purposeful focusing provides their work with logic and order.”  -Nancy Smith Lessons Materials and Tools…

Lesson 8: Three Color Mixing and Adding White

“….As the child’s conception of line, shape and color grows…their capacity for selecting and organizing these elements also increases.” – Nancy Smith Materials and Tools…

Lesson 6: Three Color Mixing

“….As the child’s conception of line, shape and color grows…their capacity for selecting and organizing these elements also increases.” – Nancy Smith Materials and Tools…

Lesson 7: Three Color Mixing and Adding White

“….As the child’s conception of line, shape and color grows…their capacity for selecting and organizing these elements also increases.” – Nancy Smith Materials and Tools…