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     September 28, 1983

     • Aspiring artist and model Michael Stewart was arrested by transit police for writing graffiti in the First Avenue station of the New York subway on September 15, 1983. He was brought to Bellevue Hospital hogtied and in critical condition. After thirteen days in a coma, Stewart died from his injuries on September 28, 1983.
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   Why did Michael Stewart die?

   • I'm sure his mother would appreciate it. Aspiring artist Michael Stewart died at the hands of police in the wake of an aggressive crackdown on graffiti by New York City authorities during the 1980s. His death inspired the creation of one of Jean-Michel Basquiat's best-known drawings.

   'It Could Have Been Me': The 1983 Death Of A NYC Graffiti Artist

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   Who killed Michael Stewart?

   • In August 1990, Stewart's parents and his siblings John and Lisha Cole Stewart settled the civil suit out of court for $1.7 million. As of 1990, the police and city officials stated they were not to blame for the death of Michael Stewart. Stewart's family called his death an act of racism and brutality.

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   Who is Michael Stewart?

   • Contemporaries of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Michael Stewart—the subject of Basquiat's painting "Defacement"—reflect on surviving 1980s New York. Hailing from Brooklyn, Black 25-year old artist Michael Stewart joined the emerging East Village art scene in 1983 when he leased his first studio in the Anderson Theater for $25 a month.

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   Was Michael Stewart a victim of police brutality in New York City?

   • RELATED STORIES Advocates say Michael Stewart was a victim of police brutality in New York City in 1983, his family received no justice, and his case is one many draw parallels to that of George Floyd, Eric Garner and Philando Castile.

   The Case of Michael Stewart, the New York Artist Some Say Was Senten…

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Death_of_Michael_StewartDeath of Michael Stewart - Wikipedia

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   Michael Jerome Stewart (May 9, 1958, – September 28, 1983) was an African-American man who received recognition after his death following an arrest by New York City Transit Police for writing graffiti in soft-tip marker or using an aerosol can on a New York City Subway wall at the First Avenue station.

4. www.npr.org › sections › codeswitch'It Could Have Been Me': The 1983 Death Of A NYC Graffiti Artist

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   Aspiring artist Michael Stewart died at the hands of police in the wake of an aggressive crackdown on graffiti by New York City authorities during the 1980s.

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6. www.bbc.com › culture › articleThe brutal death that politicised New York’s art world - BBC

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   Jul 15, 2019 · Centring around Jean-Michel Basquiat’s searing painting The Death of Michael Stewart (widely known as Defacement), alongside other works of the artist related to police brutality, it also ...

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   Nov 1, 2019 · He never regained consciousness and died on September 28. Two years later, an all-white jury acquitted the six NYPD officers charged in the killing of Michael Stewart. Stewart's death did not...

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8. www.nytimes.com › 2019/07/30 › artsBehind Basquiat’s ‘Defacement’: Reframing a Tragedy

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   Jul 30, 2019 · What is known is that the police brought him, hogtied and badly injured, to Bellevue Hospital, where he died after two weeks in a coma. Basquiat painted “The Death of Michael Stewart” on a...

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    Dec 19, 2020 · The case of Stewart gripped New York City as news reports came out that he was handcuffed, beaten and hogtied and then fell into a coma after allegedly tagging a subway wall. He died from his ...

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    The Death of Michael Stewart, known as Defacement, is a painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1983. The artwork is Basquiat's response to anti-Black racism and police brutality. It memorializes the death of Michael Stewart at the hands of New York City Transit Police for allegedly writing graffiti in the subway.