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1. Keith Haring
New York City
Street Artist
1958 - 1990

2. “I am obsessed with lines.”
--Keith Haring

3. As a young boy in
Pennsylvania, Keith
loved watching
Saturday morning
cartoons.

4. He went to art
school in New
York City.

5. While at art school he
realized he wanted to
make art that everyone
could see.

6. One day while
riding the
subway he saw
a large piece of
empty black
paper.

7. “I was on the
subway platform
when I saw my first
empty black panels.
I knew I had to
draw on them, so I
ran up to buy chalk.
I started drawing
and it felt
incredible!”
--Keith Haring

8. He knew he had to work quickly.

9. He might get into trouble if the police saw
him.

11. With just a few lines
his drawing came to
life.

12. Keith started to
become famous.
People riding the
subway saw his
art.

13. "The Radiant baby" became his symbol of
hope for the future.

14. Keith also started showing his work in art
galleries, where many people started to buy
them.

15. His paintings and sculptures became very
expensive.

16. He wanted everyone to
be able to buy his art,
so he opened a new
store called the Pop
Shop to sell his art on
posters, buttons, T-
shirts, and games.

18. Keith and Andy Warhol were good friends.
Here are some paintings he made of Andy
dressed like a famous cartoon.
Do you know who it is?

19. Here is a painting
Keith and Andy
painted together.

20. Keith’s favorite things to draw were barking
dogs,

22. Groups of people,

23. Pyramids, and flying saucers.

24. He also worked with children in schools to paint
large murals with them.
This one is in Philadelphia.

25. Keith Haring died at the age of 31.

26. His art has been used on CD covers.

27. His art is now seen in galleries and museums
around the world.