2.  Keith Haring  May 4, 1958  Pennsylvania  drawing,cartooning  Dr. Seuss and Walt Disney.  graduation from high school in 1976 the Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh  in 1978 had a solo exhibition of his work at the Pittsburgh Arts and Crafts Center.

3.  Haring moved to New York City and enrolled in the School of Visual Arts (SVA).  a thriving alternative art community  also inspired by the work of Jean Dubuffet, Pierre Alechinsky,  William Burroughs, Brion Gysin and Robert Henri’s manifesto The Art Spirit,  which asserted the fundamental independence of the artist.  the unused advertising panels covered with matte black paper in a subway station  He began to create drawings in white chalk

4.  Haring achieved international recognition and participated in  numerous group and solo exhibitions  Haring opened the Pop Shop  selling T-shirts, toys, posters, buttons and magnets bearing his images.  Haring devoted much of his time to public works, which often carried social messages.  Other projects include; a mural created for the 100th anniversary of the Statue of

5.  Liberty in 1986, on which Haring worked with 900 children; a mural on the exterior  of Necker Children’s Hospital in Paris, France in 1987; and a mural painted on the  western side of the Berlin Wall three years before its fall.  Haring was diagnosed with AIDS in 1988  Haring’s work was featured in over 100 solo and group exhibitions.  Keith Haring died of AIDS related complications at the age of 31 on February 16, 1990.

6.  He began to create drawings in white chalk  Haring achieved international recognition and participated in  numerous group and solo exhibitions  Haring opened the Pop Shop  selling T-shirts, toys, posters, buttons and magnets bearing his images.  Haring devoted much of his time to public works, which often carried social messages.  Other projects include; a mural created for the 100th anniversary of the Statue of

7.  Liberty in 1986, on which Haring worked with 900 children; a mural on the exterior  of Necker Children’s Hospital in Paris, France in 1987; and a mural painted on the  western side of the Berlin Wall three years before its fall.  Haring was diagnosed with AIDS in 1988  Haring’s work was featured in over 100 solo and group exhibitions.  Keith Haring died of AIDS related complications at the age of 31 on February 16, 1990.

9.  Untitled, 1978 Felt-tip Pen and Watercolor on Paper 7 1/8 x 9 7/8 inches 18.1 x 25.1 cm

10.  Title: Folding Screen Date: 1983

11.  Untitled, 1990 Paint on BMW