Keith Haring

Born

May 4, 1958

Died

January 1, 1989 (aged 30)

Known as

painter, writer, draftsperson, social activist, jewelry designer, photographer

Keith Allen Haring was an American artist and activist. His bold, graphic imagery has "become a widely recognized visual language". Emerging from New York City's downtown art and graffiti scenes in the early 1980s, he transformed subway chalk drawings into an internationally celebrated career that bridged street art and Pop art.

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