[2] LaBouvier grew up in Texas, and has described her family roots as arising from "the Texas-Louisiana Creole enclaves" of the Deep South.
[5] In 2014, she earned a masters of fine arts degree in screenwriting from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
[9] Other paintings by Basquiat on the theme of police brutality and art featuring Stewart by Keith Haring, George Condo and Lyle Ashton Harris were also included in the exhibition.
[12] On February 25, 2021, LaBouvier received a Bicentennial Medal from Williams College,[13] becoming the youngest medalist in the award's history.
"[17] However, while the investigation was under way, museum employees submitted a public letter to the board, calling for them to "replace those members of the executive cabinet who have repeatedly proven that they are not committed to decisive, anti-racist action and do not act in good faith with BIPOC leaders.