Keith Haring

• Name: Keith Haring
• Birth Year: 1958
• Death Year: 1990
• City of Birth: Reading, Pennsylvania
• Notable Characteristics: Used art as activism to raise social issue awareness
• Notable Artwork: “The Radiant Baby,” “Crack Is Wack,” and “Untitled (Three Dancing Figures)”

In the late 1970s, Keith Haring moved to New York City and became interested in street art, creating chalk drawings in subway stations throughout the city. His unique style quickly gained attention from both critics and fellow artists alike.

Haring’s work drew inspiration from various sources, including pop art, graffiti culture, cartoons, and African tribal art. Keith Haring remains one of America’s most influential abstract artists who used their artwork for self-expression and social change.

Keith Haring Artwork

• Untitled (for cy Twombly)