Keith Haring

Keith Allen Haring (1958-1990) was a New York City based artist whose popularity grew from his spontaneous drawings in New York City subways: chalk outlines of figures, dogs, and other stylized images on blank black advertising spaces. Known for his murals, he produced more than 50 public artworks between 1982 and 1989, many of them created voluntarily for hospitals, daycare centers, and schools. His later work often conveyed political and societal themes.