Jean-Michel was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Puerto Rican mother and a Haitian father. When he was eight and recovering from an accident in bed, his mother gave him a copy of Gray's Anatomy , which sparked his interest in the human form. As a teenager, he gained recognition as part of the graffito duo SAMO that spray-painted cryptic messages and images around the landscape of Manhattan's Lower East Side. Page Count: 32 Style: QR-9780711245808 Material: Hardback
