Jean-Michel Basquiat
(1960-1988) Graffiti writer, artist. “The Walls of New York.” Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Manhattan, New York.
(1960-1988) Graffiti writer, artist. “The Walls of New York.” Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Manhattan, New York.
(1819-1892) Poet. Walt Whitman moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1823, when he was four years old, and lived there for much of his life. He taught school in Woodbury, New York; the schoolhouse has been restored. West Hills, Huntington Station, New York is the site of Whitman’s birth, built in 1819 by Whitman’s father, … Continued
(1835-1925) Writer, historian, journalist. William Osborn Stoddard was born in Homer, New York. After his graduation from the University of Rochester in 1858, beginning in May 1859, he advocated Abraham Lincoln as a presidential candidate in the paper’s columns, and in 1860 he campaigned energetically on Lincoln’s behalf. From 1861 to 1864 he was one … Continued
(1949-2001) Poet. Agha Shahid Ali was born in New Delhi, India, and died in Amherst, Massachusetts. He taught at the State University of New York at Binghamton, New York.
Poet, composer. “Words and Ends from Ez,” taught at SUNY Binghamton.