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Since his death at the age of 27 in 1988, Basquiat's work has steadily increased in value. In 2017, Untitled , a 1982 painting depicting a black skull with red and yellow rivulets, sold for a record-breaking $110.5 million, becoming one of the most expensive paintings ever purchased.
Bertram A. Goodman (1904–1988) was an American artist.. He studied at the School of American Sculpture, and at the Art Students League of New York in 1925. He was a member of the Federal Art Project whose murals included, Evolution of the Book, at Theodore Roosevelt High School, murals at Washington Avenue and Fordham Road in the Bronx as well as Quaker Settlers in Quakertown, Pennsylvania
[2] [3] This perceived phenomenon, which came to be known as the "27 Club", attributes special significance to popular musicians, artists, actors, and other celebrities who died at age 27, often as a result of drug and alcohol abuse or violent means such as homicide, suicide, or transportation-related accidents. [6]
Born in Ossining, New York, [1] French received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College in 1925. Soon after this he met and befriended Paul Cadmus (1904–1999) in New York City, who became his lover. [3] [4] French persuaded Cadmus to give up commercial art for what he deemed, "serious painting".
Rodale had died of a heart attack at age 72. The episode was never aired. 1972: Les Harvey, lead guitarist of the Glasgow rock band Stone the Crows, died after being electrocuted by his microphone while performing at Swansea's Top Rank Ballroom. [1] Jazz musician Lee Morgan was murdered while performing at Slugs' Saloon in New York.
A person died when they fell from a railroad trestle bridge and it was speculated that a collision may have occurred with a train that was travelling past and they fell 40 feet (12 m) from the bridge. It was also speculated that they jumped from the bridge to avoid a train. The person had been painting graffiti at the bridge. [34] 28 December 1999
Richard Art Hambleton (June 23, 1952 – October 29, 2017) was a Canadian [1] artist known for his work as a street artist. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He was a surviving member of a group that emerged from the New York City art scene during the booming art market of the 1980s which also included Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat .
The following is a list of notable deaths in February 1988. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.