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Keith Haring

1958 - 1990

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Keith Haring is the 22nd most popular artist, the 1,086th most popular biography from United States (down from 950th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Artist.

Keith Haring is most famous for his street art. He was also a New York-based artist who became a pop culture icon in the 1980s.

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Among artists, Keith Haring ranks 22 out of 125. Before him are Yves Klein, El Lissitzky, Anders Zorn, Roy Lichtenstein, Adolph Menzel, and David Hockney. After him are Kurt Schwitters, Akira Yoshizawa, Banksy, Josef Albers, Émile Gallé, and Onfim.

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Among people born in 1958, Keith Haring ranks 28. Before him are Tim Robbins, Bruce Dickinson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Bacon, Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor, and Yoav Galant. After him are John Mahama, Boris Tadić, Jamal Khashoggi, Mark Milley, Alar Karis, and Wong Kar-wai. Among people deceased in 1990, Keith Haring ranks 29. Before him are Patrick White, Lê Đức Thọ, Miguel Muñoz, Sandro Pertini, Luigi Nono, and Arthur Kennedy. After him are Tunku Abdul Rahman, Barbara Stanwyck, Oldřich Nejedlý, Michael Powell, Bruno Bettelheim, and Rex Harrison.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Keith Haring ranks 1,086 out of 20,380. Before him are Donald J. Cram (1919), Roy Cohn (1927), Arthur Kennedy (1914), Leon M. Lederman (1922), Richard Kiel (1939), and John Searle (1932). After him are Ritchie Valens (1941), Carroll Shelby (1923), Richard Crenna (1926), Shelley Duvall (1949), John L. Hall (1934), and James Comey (1960).

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Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Keith Haring ranks 3. Before him are Andy Warhol (1928), and Roy Lichtenstein (1923). After him are Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960), Barnett Newman (1905), William Wallace Denslow (1856), Jeff Koons (1955), Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848), Judy Chicago (1939), Bill Viola (1951), Vito Acconci (1940), and Robert Indiana (1928).

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