| First Name |
Keith
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| Middle Name |
Allen
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| Last Name |
Haring
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| Full Name at Birth |
Keith Allen Haring
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| Alternative Name |
Founder, Keith Haring Foundation, Keith Haring Fellowship in Art & Activism, Keith Haring Theater, K.Haring Etudes, The Keith Haring Lesson Plans, Keithharingfdn (facebook), @KeithHaringFdn (twitter), Keithharingfoundation (instagram)
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| Birthday |
4th May, 1958
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| Birthplace |
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Died |
16th February, 1990
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| Place of Death |
New York City, New York, USA
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| Cause of Death |
AIDS (related complications)
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Distinctive Feature |
Geeky Looking..., Glasses..., Receding Hairline...
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Sexuality |
Gay
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Kutztown Area High School, Pennsylvania
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| University |
Ivy School of Professional Art, Pittsburgh (Commercial Art), School of Visual Arts, Manhattan, New York
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| Occupation Text |
Pop Artist
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| Occupation |
Artist
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| Claim to Fame |
80s Graffiti / Pop artist
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Pop Art, Graffiti Art, Teaching Art (to children), Sculpture, Contemporary art
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| Associated Acts |
The Keith Haring Foundation, Keith Haring Fellowship in Art & Activism, Keith Haring Theater, K.Haring Etudes, The Keith Haring Lesson Plans
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| Official Websites |
http://haring.com, http://www.haring.com https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485635#P856
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| Favorite People |
Walt Disney, Dr. Seuss, Charles Schulz, Jean Dubuffet, Jackson Pollock, Mark Tobey, Pierre Alechinsky, Christo (sculptor), William Burroughs, Andy Warhol, Gil Vazquez, Madonna, Tom of Finland, Pablo Picasso
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| Favorite Bands |
Grateful Dead
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| Favorite Books |
The Art Spirit (1923) by Robert Henri
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Keith Allen Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an American artist whose pop art emerged from the New York City graffiti subculture of the 1980s. His animated imagery has "become a widely recognized visual language". Much of his work includes sexual allusions that turned into social activism by using the images to advocate for safe sex and AIDS awareness. In addition to solo gallery exhibitions, he participated in renowned national and international group shows such as documenta in Kassel, the Whitney Biennial in New York, the São Paulo Biennial, and the Venice Biennale. The Whitney Museum held a retrospective of his art in 1997.
