Keith Haring

 Keith   Haring  ( 1 9 5 8  -  1 99 0  ) was a pre - eminent artist & social activist whose work responded to the  New York City  street culture of the  1 9 8 0 s. His work was adapted in to a series of 7| 7 animate d segment s for  SESAME STREET  produce d by  B ill Davis.

Up on moving to New York City  in the l ate - 1 9 7 0 s, there he was greatly inspire d by the graffiti art , & addition ally studied at the School of Visual Art s. Many of his work s as a pop artist show homoerotic theme s.

The Keith Haring Foundation, established in 1 9 8 9 , continues Keith ' s legacy of giving to c h i l d r e n ’ s organization s.

A Haring mural from the interior of the Milliken Club house was feature d in a  SESAME STREET  segment fro m Sea s on 2 3  about the word EX IT.

Keith Haring die d in 1 99 0  of an H I V - relate d infection.

Reference s

 * A Haring - esque mural painted by " K .  W O R M  in g " is see n in the  W O R M  sub way in a Sea s on 2 4   episode  of  SESAME STREET .
 * A Haring - inspire d paint in g is see n in the  SESAME STREET  special,  The Cookie Thief .