Keith Haring was an American painter, whose simple, symbol-like drawings of dogs, babies, and dancing figures brought him to international acclaim during the 1980s. While making art that spoke directly of love, he raged against intolerance and shared the distress about the world around him. He believed art was a tool of communication, and that art has the power to transform lives and enrich the spirit. In a time when pessimism was prominent, Keith Haring …showed first 75 words of 1906 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1906 total…society greatly, and provided those without hope, with a life to look forward to. From the inner circle of the art elitists to the general public, he was widely admired for his work of the 1980s, and continues to be recognized as one of the first successful figures who has transformed society’s idea of what art is. Even after his death in 1990 his art has traveled all over the Europe and the United States.