[1] Jean-Michel Basquiat executed Untitled (Pollo Frito) in 1982, the year he fully gained legitimacy and recognition in the international art scene.

[2] In 1982, Fay Gold, an art dealer from Atlanta, spotted Untitled (Pollo Frito) at the Annina Nosei Gallery during a trip to New York City.

He sold her a group of eleven drawings for $16,500 and later traveled to Atlanta for the opening at the Fay Gold Gallery in February 1986.

Drawn from the unfiltered grit of his environs in Lower Manhattan as the graffiti artist SAMO, Basquiat makes textual references like "BROKE GLASS" and "DANGER."

[10] At the time, it was the largest company ever to file bankruptcy, so by mentioning "asbestos" in his paintings, Basquiat is referencing corporate greed.