COLLECT AN ORIGINAL
PHOTO OF JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT

My name is Rick Schwab. I moved to NYC after graduating art school in 1976. By 1978 I was a professional photo retoucher and photographer working in advertising. To make extra money,I began freelancing as a photographer of fine art.

In 1983, I started photographing art made by Andy Warhol and Jean Michel Basquiat, among many others. Often going to their studios to shoot. In March of 1984, while photographing some of Jean Michel’s paintings, Jean Michel asked me to take a few portraits of him for his own personal use.

He moved around the work while striking poses, art directing every shot. I had never seen him do that before. Afterwards,I gave him several prints of two of the shots and put the negatives away.

Now that I am retiring from commercial photography, I am offering editions of these images for collectors. Each 11 inch by 14 inch archival print is made and signed by me. I am also doing a large edition size of 1,000 for each image. I want anyone who loved Basquiat’s work to be able to acquire an original photograph of him to enjoy, at a price they can afford, and invest in. The world has never seen these images before now! The next page tells more about that process.

YOU CAN REACH ME AT: rick@rickschwab.net.   and 917-374-2315

ALL MY PHOTOS ARE REGISTERED WITH THE U.S. COPYRIGHTS DEPARTMENT. ENJOY THESE PHOTOS AS FINE ART IMAGES. ANY UNAUTHORIZED USES HOWEVER, WILL BE PROSECUTED