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  1. Journals

    by Keith Haring

    During his lifetime, Keith Haring's spontaneous, archetypal creations won both a street audience and the respect of the art establishment. Kept from his teens until his death from AIDS in 1990, these illuminating journals reveal Haring's conscious, committed drive to extend the boundaries of... (learn more about this book)

  2. Keith Haring

    by Elisabeth Sussman, Keith Haring, WhitneyMuseumofAmericanar

    In 1980, mysterious chalk drawings of simple outline figures began appearing on unused advertising space in New York City's subway stations. Combining the appeal of Disney cartoons with the sophisticated "primitivism" of such artists as Jean Dubuffet, these underground artworks were bold,... (learn more about this book)

  3. Keith Haring: The Authorized Biography

    by John Gruen

    The biography of painter, designer and AIDS victim Keith Haring.

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  4. Keith Haring, 1958-1990: Life for Art (Taschen Basic Art)

    by Alexandra Kolossa

    By the time of his death from AIDS at the age of 31, Keith Haring (1958-1990) was already a wildly successful and popular artist. Haring's original and instantly recognizable style, full of thick black lines, bold colors, and graffiti-inspired cartoon-like figures, won him the appreciation of... (learn more about this book)

  5. Dance

    by Keith Haring

    Images of hearts and lovers figure prominently in his artistic vocabulary. Love collects forty of his most lovely images and combines them with You!, a love poem written by Haring as a teenager. For lovers of any age, Love expresses in pictures what cannot be said in words. Dance was a major... (learn more about this book)

  6. Keith Haring

    by Barry Blinderman

    Aims to capture the spirit of Keith Haring's art, from his quick-draw graffiti art on black paper covering unsold advertising spaces in New York subways, to his large-scale canvases/murals and decorative and pop art output. Contributors to the text include William Burroughs and Timothy Leary.

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  7. Dogs

    by Keith Haring

    The radiant baby and the barking dog were recurring themes in the art of Keith Haring. He drew both motifs in many incarnations. Pregnant women dance giddily; babies, radiant with halo and wings, are perched on their dads shoulders or cradled in their mothers arms. His dogs were distinctly... (learn more about this book)

  8. Keith Haring: Journey of the Radiant Baby

    Examines Haring's artistic relationship with youth culture, from Disney and Smurfs to his own Radiant Baby, graffiti, hip-hop and the East Village club scene.

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  9. Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, and Walt Disney

    by Andy Warhol, Walt Disney Productions

    This book is the catalog of the Phoenix Art Museum exhibit of the same title. Brilliantly colorful, this well-designed paperback is full of whimsy, fantasy, and the engaging simplicity of its images, the work of three extremely popular American artist/illustrators. The late Haring regarded... (learn more about this book)

  10. Keith Haring Editions on Paper, 1982-1990: Das Druckgraphische Werk/the Complete Printed Works/L'Oeuvre Imprime Complet (German/English/French)

    This vibrant catalogue presents the complete collections of Haring's inspiring work, including many editions created right before his death from AIDS. This book is a tribute to his empowering graphic aesthetic.

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