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KEITH

HARING'S
 Keith Allen Haring (May 4,
1958 – February 16, 1990)was
an american artist whose
imagination was influenced
from the New York City
graffiti.Haring's popularity
grew from his  drawings of
figures,dogs, and other stylized
images on blank black
advertising spaces.He had a
love for drawing,at very early
age,a big vision and rich fiction
 Keith Haring's developed his skills to art at a
very young age.He transformed a passion into a
job,into a carrier,into a brand.A dream never to
be dreamed by himself. Haring soon began
to apply his universally recognizable
imagery to freestanding drawings and
paintings. His signature images included
dancing figures, a "radiant baby„ a
barking dog, a flying saucer, large hearts,
and figures with televisions for heads
DEATH AND
LEGACY
 Haring died in New York on
February 16, 1990, of AIDS-
related complications. He was 31
years old. His art is still exhibited
worldwide, and many of his
works are owned by prestigious
museums, including the Art
Institute of Chicago, the Museum
of Modern Art in New York City
and the Centre Georges
Pompidou in Paris, France.
Haring's art, with its deceptively
simple style and its deeper
themes of love, death, war and
social harmony, continues to
appeal strongly to viewers

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