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International Known Artist Keith Haring: A Brief Analysis

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International known artist Keith Haring became his passion for Art and drawing at an early age. Haring learned basic cartooning skills from his father and gained inspiration from pop culture he was surrounded by, such as Disney and Dr.Seuss.(The Keith Haring Foundation,1997). In 1980, he found a way he could display his Art to a larger audience, he began drawing his signature cartoonish artwork on expired advisements that had been covered with black paper, Haring began drawing pictures with chalk in subway stations throughout New York City (Thompson, 2012). Throughout his career, he was committed to Social activism and Public works that portrayed social messages. Haring produced over 50 public artwork worldwide between 1982 to 1989, many were

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