Focus on this artwork and discuss the Influences.
Dr. Lisa Whittington's main influence is Vincent van Gogh. She is fascinated with his work, The Starry Night (1889). In a TED Talk, she says "nobody had ever given [the wind] color until Vincent Van Gogh did that for me." She is also influenced by Frida Kahlo, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Pablo Picasso, and Romare Bearden.
Keith Haring Jean-Michel Basquiat Lisa Whittington Frida Kahlo Romare Bearden The Starry Night Vincent van Gogh Pablo Picasso