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Keith Haring: Made In Manhattan
Since first entering the New York public's consciousness through his subway drawings (dubbed colloquially as Chalkboy), Keith Haring went on to be one of the most important artists of the 1980's. His life-affirming, energetic figures are full of a boundless sense of youth which has seen the artist move from the underground into the collections of prestigious institutions and collectors worldwide.
Born in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, in 1958, Haring was inspired by figures such as Walt Disney and Dr Seuss to start drawing as a child. The basic cartoon drawing that he developed, inspired by these two icons of Americana and his father, led him to the ivy school of professional art in Pittsburgh, a commercial arts school, where he became disinterested in commercial art and pursued a career as a graphic artist, dropping out after two semesters.
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