Keith Haring the Boy Who Just Kept Drawing Pdf
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In 1989, he created the Keith Harding Foundation to continue his artistic and philanthropic legacy and to provide "grants to undeserved youth and those affected by HIV/AIDS." The book recommended to go to www.haring.com and at Haringkids.org as a resource for children to learn about art and Keith Haring. Sadly on February 16, 1990, he died of AIDs-related complications at 31 years old.
The vibrant and expressive children's book full of Harding's artwork and written by his sister should inspire any budding artist. Harding was passionate about sharing his art with the world and to keep on drawing. His work is bold, colorful, and flowing and typically his cartoon-like figures are outlined in black such as the crawling baby, barking dog, and energized people. Keith believed, "Everyone needs art." 4.5 stars.
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Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing exhibits the vibrant energy and colors of Haring's work along with his generosity and desire to share his art with the world beautifully. Readers follow along from Keith's creative doodles as a child to his most popular images and financial successes around the world later on. He wanted art to be accessible to all! So Haring found ways to share his work in murals, community projects, subway art, and more. From pen to chalk to paint, he used it all to d
Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing exhibits the vibrant energy and colors of Haring's work along with his generosity and desire to share his art with the world beautifully. Readers follow along from Keith's creative doodles as a child to his most popular images and financial successes around the world later on. He wanted art to be accessible to all! So Haring found ways to share his work in murals, community projects, subway art, and more. From pen to chalk to paint, he used it all to draw, draw, and draw! Haring just kept on drawing no matter what or where.
"Draw anything. Whatever you want. No one can say it's bad or good. It's yours."
Robert Neubecker was the perfect pick to depict Haring's world on the page. His colors, crowds, and energetic chaos make the cities pop and the people stir with life. And Kay Haring brought a very personal touch to this story that filled the words with heart and love.
Highly recommended picture book bio filled with easy to read pages and pictures and information about a remarkable man and artist.
Read this book! It's an inspiration. You'll be doodling and coloring soon after for sure.
"EVERYONE needs art!!"
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Kay Haring has written a beautiful book that makes a lasting testament to her brother Keith who's influence is still being felt today. And best of all, her book captures her brother's life and aesthetic in a way that children will enjoy. The reader who reads The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing to their children will instill in them the idea that art is supposed to be about fun. Rather than about ego or aesthetic philosophy, art is about creating and not caring about what the culture or society tries to make the artist into. Creation is the way foster and encourage imagination which is ultimately what drives innovation and change.
This is a fun beautiful book about a gay man who created something unique, not because he cared about artistic legacy or aesthetic significance, but because he simply wanted to draw.
I loved this book.
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Even as a boy, Keith drew everywhere - on paper,
Even though this book is a little young for my readers, I picked it because I have a real soft spot for Keith Haring. I was in college, living on East 7th Street in the East Village when Keith hit the streets of NYC with his art. And it was everywhere. Each morning I would leave for school and there would be new Keith Haring art wherever you looked. Now, Keith's younger sister Kay has written a moving biography about here brother's too-short life.Even as a boy, Keith drew everywhere - on paper, on tests, in his clubhouse, and in his room as a teenage while listening to loud music. In high school, after winning first prize for his art, he was offered money by someone who wanted to buy the winning drawing. Keith refused the money and told the person they could just have it. That's who he was - someone who felt everyone should be able to enjoy his art - a belief that never wavered when he went to art school in Pittsburgh, and later, when he moved to New York City in 1980. After drawing his signature figures all over the city - on sidewalks in chalk, on garbage cans in paint, on discarded furniture, on the sides of buildings and in subway stations - Keith began to be noticed and his art became a world wide phenomena.
It's clear his sister really loved her brother very much and knew him well. The repetition of "he just kept drawing" almost begins to feel like an understatement when you look at the illustrations depicting the preponderance of his art on so many different surfaces. I loved Robert Neubecker's complimentary illustrations of Keith's life, done without imitating his style, but keeping to the same kind of humor and lightness found in Keith's art (and yes, Mr. Neubecker, I also have fond memories of the 1980s downtown art scene).
The 1980s was indeed an exciting time in NYC, but it was also a time of tragedy with the AIDS epidemic that took so many creative people. So, be sure to read the Author's Note and additional information in the About Keith Haring section to learn about his early death from AIDS-related complications and the Keith Haring Foundation he established in 1989. This pat of Keith Haring's life was difficult to explain to my young readers, who had a hard time grasping the magnitude of the AIDS epidemic.
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This book does a service to all children to teach them about an important American artist. The way in which his story is presented, specific scenes & the illustrations make it completely accessible to kids and interesting for grown ups. My son and I loved it. (7yr. old)
This is a picture book biography of Keith Haring, written by his sister, Kay. Illustrations by Robert Neubecker in a Tomie-de-Paola-esque style -- "created with Mac computer and #2 pencil from personal photos and fond
2019 Read Harder Challenge: A children's or middle grade book (not YA) that has won a diversity award since 2009. Lambda Literary Award Nominee for LGBTQ Children's/Young Adult (2018). I know "nominee" is not quite "award," but I'm trying to count what I can since I'm so behind. :)This is a picture book biography of Keith Haring, written by his sister, Kay. Illustrations by Robert Neubecker in a Tomie-de-Paola-esque style -- "created with Mac computer and #2 pencil from personal photos and fond memories of the downtown art scene of the 1980s." I love that the illustrations include images of Keith's art throughout his life, showing his artistic development (the recent graphic novel memoir "Hey, Kiddo" also did this to great effect).
There is much to discuss here about how Keith approached art, carved a place for himself, and championed accessibility of art. Includes an Author's Note and "About Keith Haring," which mentions his work with AIDS organizations, and his death from AIDS. Don't miss http://www.haringkids.com/ for lesson plans, activities, and online art. Pair with "Radiant Child" for a discussion of street art and outsider art.
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What makes this book even greater is Robert Neubecker's illustrations and incorporating Keith Haring's art into it. The
Although I've seen Keith Haring's art before, I didn't know anything about him. I'm so glad I read this new nonfiction picture book about him written by his sister. What a creative, inspiring life! I loved that his focus what on creating and making his art accessible to as many people as possible. I definitely want to read more about Keith Haring, especially his altruistic side.What makes this book even greater is Robert Neubecker's illustrations and incorporating Keith Haring's art into it. There's a gallery of it at the back of the book as well as an Author's Note and more information about Keith Haring and his foundation.
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As ever, with a picture book or middle-grade biography, I wonder about what's missing.
Workmanlike prose, wonderful illustrations. I love Robert Neubecker's work (and miss reading WOW, CITY! to my now-ancient children). The snippets of Haring's work (Neubecker carefully copies some of Haring's childhood paintings and drawings, for instance) and those of his contemporaries (I spy a Basquiat) included in the appropriately bright, lively illustrations are a nice touch.As ever, with a picture book or middle-grade biography, I wonder about what's missing.
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If a child is very interested in being an artist, I can see how this book may be interesting and inspiring.
Biographical look at the life and art of Keith Haring. Nice look at an artist who believes art is good for everyone and how he makes art accessible to as many people as possible.
Genre: Non-fiction
Grade Level: K-3
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Hello, friends! Our book today is Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing, written by Kay A. Haring and illustrated by Robert Neubecker, a picture book biography of the beloved American artist.
When Keith was a little boy, his father taught him how to draw, and from that moment on, nothing could stop him from doing so. Through his adolescence, teens, and adulthood, he would draw in the margi
This review was originally written for The Baby Bookworm. Visit us for new picture books reviews daily!
Hello, friends! Our book today is Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing, written by Kay A. Haring and illustrated by Robert Neubecker, a picture book biography of the beloved American artist.
When Keith was a little boy, his father taught him how to draw, and from that moment on, nothing could stop him from doing so. Through his adolescence, teens, and adulthood, he would draw in the margins of his schoolpapers, on blank walls, on subway station ad spaces, even bicycles and streetlamps. People would ask him why – why draw his unique outlined figures? Why give away his art and money to charities and the less fortunate? Why was he always, always, ALWAYS drawing? And Keith would smile and answer that "art is for everyone",… then just keep drawing.
I want to love this one. It has so much going for it: there are wonderfully strong messages about creativity, passion, generosity, and accessibility to art. The energetic illustrations do a fabulous job of incorporating Haring real-life pieces as well as having an overall look that pays homage to his unique style. But there was just one thing I couldn't get past, and it was the exclusion of Haring's most important works, especially those that brought attention to gay rights and the devastating AIDS epidemic. Haring's social-commentary pieces were some of his most passionate, and recognized a community that was being aggressively underserved. Especially considering that Haring himself died of AIDS complications at a tragically young age, this omission is surprising. The author, Haring's sister, likely had good reasons – and the story is still strong without these details – but as a fan of Haring's, I was disappointed to find this representation missing. Otherwise, it's a good length and JJ loved the art, so it's a tough call. Ultimately, we're going to say this one is Baby Bookworm approved, but encourage your bookworms to find out more about Haring from other sources as well.
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Haring began creating his art on the street. He wanted it to be accessible to everyone. It is clear that even though he began to mak
Keith Haring: the Boy Who Just Kept Drawing by Kay Haring is a bright and buoyant introduction to the artist. Kids meet Keith as a child and they learn about his perseverance through the repeated messages, "he never stopped drawing", "and just kept drawing". It's a great way for kids to see a first-hand experience of how persistence and hard work pays off over time.Haring began creating his art on the street. He wanted it to be accessible to everyone. It is clear that even though he began to make money for his art that was never his drive. His drawings consist of complicated things (people, babies, dogs) drawn as simple shapes, in bold colors with expressive action lines around them. Many people don't understand how Haring's art made it off the street and into galleries, and onto fashion runways. The author, Haring's younger sister, addresses these issues directly asking, why questions on every page. "Why didn't you take the money?" "Why are you drawing pictures that look like scrambled bodies?" The text covers an impressive arc of the artist's life as well as encouraging readers to think about different aspects of art and its value to society.
The illustrations have a Haring look without being imitative. They are an infusion of photos of some his actual pieces spliced into new original drawings by Robert Neubecker. The end pages have fabulous, busy Haring doodles.
The book shies away from the artist's personal life and struggles with AIDS and drugs and does not mention his death in the text. Although there are brief mentions of these topics in the four-page author's note at the end of the book. This section also features photos of the artist.
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I've always enjoyed Haring's art. Don't know a whole lot about him. Visited the Pop Shop once or twice while in NYC. First time I think was in '88, but not certain.
Anyhow, this is written by Haring's sister. She wrote this to answer the question, "What was Keith like as a kid?" I think she did a good
'Twas at the library to return something. My son wandered up to the children's department. I went up to retrieve him. I saw the display of new picture books. I perused it and saw this. It's a winner!I've always enjoyed Haring's art. Don't know a whole lot about him. Visited the Pop Shop once or twice while in NYC. First time I think was in '88, but not certain.
Anyhow, this is written by Haring's sister. She wrote this to answer the question, "What was Keith like as a kid?" I think she did a good job of answering that. He liked to draw and he kept on doing that. That was the familiar refrain throughout the text that was littered with examples of his art.
The book presented Haring as very accessible. Additionally, the book did well to present the message that Haring thought art should make people happy and be for everyone; hence, the public display.
I recently read Donalyn Miller's Reading in the Wild. There was a passage in there that discussed that students are often turned off of biographies because they are written in a sanitized manner and they sense that. This book is such a book. Haring's life incorporated themes that would not be appropriate to delve into in a children's book. They are understandably left out. But that does leave a veneer on the text. Perhaps it is just I know more than the text states, but I don't think so. It is a march through his life, but it's the straight line.
Overall, a fine book about an artist I like.
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