 In 1978, Basquiat worked for the Unique Clothing Warehouse in their art department at 718 Broadway in NoHo, and at night he continued using the pseudonym "SAMO," painting his original graffiti art on neighborhood buildings.Unique's founder Harvey Russack discovered Basquiat painting a building one night, they became friends, and he offered him a day job.On December 11, 1978, "The Village Voice" published an article about the graffiti.