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Birth
1958 (Kutztown, Pennsylvania)
Death
1990
Lived/Active
New York
Self portrait
©1997-2009 The Keith Haring Foundation
Often Known For
pop-modern graffiti figure-genre
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Categories of Interest
Modernism
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Born in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, Keith Haring became known for graffiti and cartoon art and became a leading figure in the New York contemporary art world of the second half of the 20th century.
He was raised in Kutztown and then after high school, moved to Pittsburgh and began to study commercial art. In 1978, he moved to New York City and studied at the School of Visual Arts where he and artist Kenny Scharf became companions.
Haring began to experiment with graffiti, painting fi (showing 500 of 3233 characters). |
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