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#35 - Keith Haring : One of the most uniquely talented and philanthropic artists of the 1980s and early 1990s.

The Pop Culture Retrospective Podcast
The Pop Culture Retrospective Podcast
Episode • Jul 9, 2021 • 22m

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Hello and thank you for tuning in to this week's episode of the Pop Culture Retrospective Podcast!  On today's episode you will learn all about the life and career of Keith Haring, an artist with an extraordinary talent and an extortionary heart.  You will learn about his early days drawing with his dad, to becoming famous for his subway drawings in New York.  You will also learn how he advocated for AIDS awareness and how his life was sadly cut short.  So kick up your feet, relax and enjoy!

I mentioned a few video clips in this episode, check them out here:

TV interview:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srrgmXofV6o

Subway art and Keith gets arrested while the cameras are rolling!:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nscsx9NldA

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