Jean-Michel Basquiat Quiz

What is the main stylistic feature of Jean-Michel Basquiat's painting Horn Players?

• Half-length portraits

• Repeated words

Who are the main subjects of Horn Players?

• Pablo Picasso and Édouard Manet

• Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

• Robert Farris Thompson and David Salle

• Jean-Michel Basquiat and Al Diaz

What is the literal meaning of the word 'ORNITHOLOGY' in the context of Horn Players?

• The study of jazz musicians

• The study of birds

What do the words 'PREE' and 'CHAN' refer to in relation to Charlie Parker?

• Parker's infant daughter and common-law wife

• Parker's saxophone and trumpet

What was Jean-Michel Basquiat famous for before his success as a painter?

• Writing on the walls of lower Manhattan

• Spray painting subway trains

What was the nickname given to Jean-Michel Basquiat due to his meteoric success?

• The Graffiti King

• The Jazz Master

• The Black Picasso

• The Art Prodigy

Which famous painting by Pablo Picasso is referenced in Basquiat's Horn Players?

• Three Musicians

• Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

What musical instrument did Jean-Michel Basquiat play briefly in a noise band?

• Drums

• Saxophone

• Trumpet

• None

What is the connection between Jean-Michel Basquiat and African American popular culture?

• He painted famous African American athletes

• He played jazz music

What technique did Jean-Michel Basquiat frequently use in his paintings?

• Appropriation

• Collage

• Impressionism

• Realism