Keith Haring

Keith Haring (1958-1990) was a pre-eminent artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 1980s. His work was adapted into a series of seven animated segments for Sesame Street produced by Bill Davis.
Upon moving to New York City in the late-1970s, there he was greatly inspired by the graffiti art, and additionally studied at the School of Visual Arts. Many of his works as a pop artist show homoerotic themes.
The Keith Haring Foundation, established in 1989, continues Keith's legacy of giving to children's organizations.
A Haring mural from the interior of the Milliken Clubhouse was featured in a Sesame Street segment from Season 24 about the word EXIT. 
Keith Haring died in 1990 of an HIV-related infection.
==Sesame Street segments==
Picture	Name 	Description
 	Exit 	Keith Haring's Boys Club Mural comes to life after some kids EXIT.
 	Babies and Dogs	Babies and doggies pattern: What comes next?
 	1-10 	Counting to 10.
 	Dog TV 	A dog-shaped television switches channels until it reaches a channel of itself.
 	5 Dancing Men 	Five outlines of people dance.
 	Telephone 	Figures dance around a telephone as it rings.
 	40 Pigs 	Kids count 40 pigs.
==References==
*A Haring-esque mural painted by "K. Worming" is seen in the worm subway in a season 24 episode of Sesame Street.
*A Haring-inspired painting is seen in the Sesame Street special, The Cookie Thief.
TCT-Keith.png|The Cookie Thief
DisneyJuniorMusic-28-ReadyForPreschool-AtTheArtMuseum-14.png|Baby Piggy and Baby Animal admire a Haring (beside a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting and an Alexander Calder mobile) on Disney Junior Music: Ready for Preschool's "At the Art Museum"
==External links==
* Official site
* Official kids site
* Animazing Gallery: Keith Haring
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