and hints at the similar experiences Basquiat had as a Black artist in a white art world. Native Carrying Some Guns, Bibles, Amorites on Safari also suggests a narrative with a Black figure ...

Jean-Michel Basquiat was shocked by the ... it was far easier for white New Yorkers to stick their necks out than it was for Black New Yorkers, for whom it was “so close to home.” ...

While the left shoe is white with black detailing, the right shoe is black with white detailing. The Jean-Michel Basquiat ...