New York City
Recognition
Other Stuff
Early Life
World Acclaim
100
Keith moved to a part of New York City that was known for its hip, arts lifestyle. What was the name of this area.
What is Greenwich Village
100
Name some of the characters that showed up on those black subway panels.
Pyramids, flying saucers, human figures, winged figures, television sets, animals and babies
100
Keith opened a store called the Pop Shop. What did he want to accomplish by opening this store?
He wanted to attract the same wide range of viewers as he attracted while he was creating art in the subway.
100
Keith was born in 1958 in Reading, PA, but he spent his childhood in what city.
What is Kutztown.
100
The critics gave Keith amazing reviews on his show, soon he became part of the city's avant-garde. He was invited to Europe as well as Japan. Why do you think they responded to his work?
People responded to his style that combined the simple with the complex, that blended color and pattern to form and included dynamic images of great variety and originality. they suggested the artistic traditions of Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceana and the Americas.
200
Keith got his formal education at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, what artform captured his imagination on the streets of New York?
What is Graffiti.
200
The crawling baby with the rays around it appeared in lights in Times Square in New York City. It became a kind of signature for Keith Haring. What did this baby become known as.
What is the "Radiant Baby"
200
What did they sell in the Pop Shop and where these expensive items?
What are T shirts, inflatable babies, caps, buttons and prints.
200
Keith was introduced to drawing at an early age. Who was his first artistic influence.
Who is his father.
200
Keith supported many social caused and created many public art works to support them. Can you name a few of them?
What are literacy, UNICEF, work against apartheid in South Africa and drug abuse, the anti drug movement and AIDS awareness.
300
Why was Keith so interested in graffiti and the graffiti artists of New York City?
Multiple answers.
300
Keith often did 30 to 40 drawings in the subway every day,What was the greatest danger he faced while he was in the subways.
What is being arrested by the police.
300
When did Keith contract AIDS?
What is 1988
300
On a field trip to Washington DC, Keith was first introduced to this artist's work.
Who was Andy Warhol.
300
Keith loved to party and surrounded himself with talented people. Name the the performer that later became a pop star in the 1990's and still on the pop charts today.
Who is Madonna.
400
What did Keith see in the subway that totally inspired and transformed his art?
What are the empty black advertisement panels in the subway.
400
Keith had many jobs to support himself when he was in New York City. He was a busboy in a club and he organized underground art shows. What was the one job he had that was pivotal to his arts career.
What was working as an assistant to Tony Shafrazi, a well known art dealer and gallery owner.
400
Keith created many public works in murals late in his career can you name a few.
What is : The Mural on the Berlin Wall The Statue of Liberty collaborating with the at risk children in NYC The sculpture of the children playing at the Children's Hospital
400
After having a rough time in high school Keith decided that he needed to leave in Kutztown and go to Pittsburgh to study art. What was the name of the first school he attended in Pittsburgh?
What is the Ivy School.
400
While Keith travel the world creating his large-scale, public artwork there was another aspect of these events that he would include. Can you tell me what those are
What are children's drawing workshops.
500
Like other graffiti artist he invented his own tag signature. What was that signature?
What is an animal form.
500
How many people attended Keith Haring's first show in New York City in October 1980
What is 4000 people.
500
Who was the famous Pop Artist, who made such an impression on Keith Haring during the visit to the Hirshhorn Museum at 15, became his friend and mentor later in his arts career.
Who was Andy Warhol.
500
The name of the school where Keith had his first solo exhibition.
What is the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.
500
When he was 27, Keith was invited by two world class museums to exhibit the entire range of his work from 1980 to 1985 Can you name one of the museums?
What is the Bordeaux Contemporary Art Museum in France and the Stedelijk Museum in the Netherlands.
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