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# 100 Heroes: Keith Haring
- URL: https://www.gtv.blue/keith-haring/
- Published: 2026-05-03T23:04:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-04T14:29:38.000Z
- Description: The gay man who became one of his generation's leading artists.
- Author: Gareth Johnson
- Tags: 100 Heroes

Keith Haring was an American artist whose pop art and graffiti-like work grew out of the New York City street culture of the 1980s. 

Haring’s work became popular through his spontaneous drawings in New York City subways – chalk outlines of figures, dogs, and other stylised images – presented on blank advertising-space backgrounds.

Haring’s later work often addressed political and societal themes – especially queer identities and HIV.

Haring died in 1990, of AIDS-related illnesses. He was 31.

The legacy of Haring’s short but prolific career has been profound. His art created a distinct visual language that continues to influence the creative world.

During his time in New York City, Haring was closely connected with Jean-Michel Basquiat and [Andy Warhol](https://www.gtv.blue/andy-warhol/).

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![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e8/3f/e83f7e76-af4a-4e9f-a171-931e3df7b588/content/images/2024/05/Keith-Haring-Untitled-1988-Acrylic-on-canvas-238.8x477.5cm.jpeg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e8/3f/e83f7e76-af4a-4e9f-a171-931e3df7b588/content/images/2024/05/Keith-Haring-Untitled-June-10-1984-Acrylic-on-Canvas-238.8x477.5cm.jpg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e8/3f/e83f7e76-af4a-4e9f-a171-931e3df7b588/content/images/2024/05/Keith-Haring-Sneeze-via-Picasso-1984-Acrylic-on-canvas-1152.5x152.5cm.jpg)

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