Keith Haring

1958 - 1990

Artist Information

Keith Haring rose to prominence in the New York City art scene during the politically and socially turbulent 1980’s and used his art to examine difficult issues of the time. Though he attended the School of Visual Arts to study painting, it was his spontaneous graffiti in the city’s subways that gained him attention as an artist. Initially creating images that were more simple, clean lines and bold colors, he quickly evolved to incorporate politics and news headlines in his work. He ran in the same circles as many other controversial emerging artists, from Madonna to Basquiat. As he became more famous, his work was commissioned for some of the world’s biggest events like Philadelphia Live Aid. His life inspired his art – among the most prominent themes in his work were expressions of homosexuality and the AIDS epidemic, and he would unfortunately die from AIDS-related complications at the young age of 31.

Untitled (Love), 1989

Keith Haring

Untitled (Love), 1989

Free South Africa, 1985

Keith Haring

Free South Africa, 1985

Best Buddies (from Pop Shop I), 1987

Keith Haring

Best Buddies (from Pop Shop I), 1987

Pop Shop III (Plate I), 1989

Keith Haring

Pop Shop III (Plate I), 1989

USA, 1982

Keith Haring

USA, 1982

Flowers IV, 1988

Keith Haring

Flowers IV, 1988

Icons (Five Screenprints), 1990

Keith Haring

Icons (Five Screenprints), 1990

Pop Shop V, 1989

Keith Haring

Pop Shop V, 1989

Untitled (Free South Africa #2), 1985

Keith Haring

Untitled (Free South Africa #2), 1985

Untitled (from the Blueprint Drawings #6), 1990

Keith Haring

Untitled (from the Blueprint Drawings #6), 1990

Untitled, December 6, 1989

Keith Haring

Untitled, December 6, 1989

Pop Shop VI (2), 1989

Keith Haring

Pop Shop VI (2), 1989

Growing 2, 1988

Keith Haring

Growing 2, 1988

Untitled (Plate 3), 1982

Keith Haring

Untitled (Plate 3), 1982

Untitled (with Sean Kalish), 1989

Keith Haring

Untitled (with Sean Kalish), 1989

Pyramid (blue on yellow), 1989

Keith Haring

Pyramid (blue on yellow), 1989

Pop Shop IV Angel, 1989

Keith Haring

Pop Shop IV Angel, 1989

Apocalypse (9), 1988

Keith Haring

Apocalypse (9), 1988

Untitled (Cup Man), 1989

Keith Haring

Untitled (Cup Man), 1989

Pop Shop II, 1988

Keith Haring

Pop Shop II, 1988

Pop Shop IV Barking Dogs, 1989

Keith Haring

Pop Shop IV Barking Dogs, 1989

Untitled (from the Blueprint Drawings #2), 1990

Keith Haring

Untitled (from the Blueprint Drawings #2), 1990

POP SHOP IV (1), 1989

Keith Haring

POP SHOP IV (1), 1989

Untitled (Man On A Dolphin), 1987

Keith Haring

Untitled (Man On A Dolphin), 1987

Untitled (from the Blueprint Drawings #1), 1990

Keith Haring

Untitled (from the Blueprint Drawings #1), 1990

Picasso's (Red) Tongue, 1985

Keith Haring

Picasso's (Red) Tongue, 1985

Apocalypse (II), 1988

Keith Haring

Apocalypse (II), 1988

Best Buddies, 1990

Keith Haring

Best Buddies, 1990

Pyramid (blue on yellow), 1989

Keith Haring

Pyramid (blue on yellow), 1989

Apocalypse, 1988

Keith Haring

Apocalypse, 1988

Icons - Three Eyes, 1990

Keith Haring

Icons - Three Eyes, 1990

Keith Haring

Fertility I, 1983

Keith Haring

Fertility I, 1983

Fertility II, 1983

Keith Haring

Fertility II, 1983

Subway Drawing (Pyramids), 1982

Keith Haring

Subway Drawing (Pyramids), 1982

Subway Drawing, 1982

Keith Haring

Subway Drawing, 1982