“I am intrigued with the shapes people choose as their symbols to create a language. There is within all forms a basic structure, an indication of the entire object with a minimum of lines that becomes a symbol. This is common to all languages, all people, all times.”
Artist Keith Haring was born on May 4, 1958, in Reading, Pennsylvania. He moved to New York City in 1978 and began using the city as his canvas, making chalk drawings in subway stations. His art was eventually seen everywhere from public murals and nightclubs to galleries and museums around the world. He was also known for his activism in promoting AIDS awareness. He died of AIDS-related complications on February 16, 1990, at age 31.
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Works
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Against All Odds, 20 Drawings, 1990
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Icons 4, 1990
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Red Dog (Icons), 1990
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Untitled (Blueprint Drawings No.1), 1990
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American Music Festival (NYC Ballet), 1989
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Barking Dogs (Pop Shop IV), 1989
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Untitled (Drawing on Paper, Penis), 1989
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Untitled (From Pop Shop IV), 1989
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Attack on Aids, 1988
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First National Coming Out Day Poster, 1988
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Pop Shop 1, 1987
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Untitled (Man on Dolphin), 1987
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Dog, 1986
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Jigsaw Puzzle, 1986
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Untitled (Do Not Bend), 1985
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Untitled (Bat x Man), 1984
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Crawling Radiant Baby Wood Carving, 1983
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Fun Gallery Poster, 1983
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Galerie Watari Tokyo Poster, 1983
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Montreux Jazz Festival (Limited Edition), 1983
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Montreux Jazz Festival (Orange Man), 1983
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Montreux Jazz Festival (Pink Man), 1983
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Montreux Jazz Festival (Yellow Man), 1983
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Robert Fraser Gallery Poster, 1983
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Tony Shafrazi Gallery Poster, 1982
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Untitled (1-6 Complete Suite), 1982
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USA 19-82, 1982
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Signed and Illustrated Plimsoles, (circa) Early 1980s