What is the name of the American artist who was part of a duo that mainly painted on the streets of downtown Manhattan?
Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean-Michel Basquiat (] ; December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist. Basquiat first achieved fame as part of SAMO©, an informal graffiti duo who wrote enigmatic epigrams in the cultural hotbed of the Lower East Side of Manhattan during the late 1970s where the hip hop, post-punk, and street art movements had coalesced. By the 1980s, he was exhibiting his neo-expressionist paintings in galleries and museums internationally. The Whitney Museum of American Art held a retrospective of his art in 1992.
Patricia Hermine Sloane Patricia Hermine Sloane, Phd (November 21, 1934 - November 21, 2001) was an American Painter, Author, and Professor of Fine Arts at NYC Technical College of the City University of New York. She was best known for her Abstract Expressionism painting style, which can be interpreted as early street or urban art, with a close connection to the New York school movement. She was a member of the 10th Street Galleries (specifically the Camino Gallery) in New York City during the 1950s and 1960s. Dr. Sloane's books included topics on fine arts, art history, principles of color, and the works of T.S. Elliot. She was married to Dr. Kenneth Campbell, a noted sculptor & artist.