The late author of Love and Dance depicts anthropomorphic canines dancing, laughing, ogling, and showing off, in a collection that pairs the illustrations with selections from his writings. 25,000 first printing.
Keith Haring (1958–1990) grew up in Pennsylvania and moved to New York in 1978 to enroll in the School of Visual Arts. Over the following decade, he made some of the most widely recognized artwork of the twentieth century.
Keith Haring is one of the most famous artist of the twentieth century in the same standing as Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat, and countless others. One reason why I believe Keith Haring stands out is because without ever seeing his face everyone at some point has seen his artwork permeating our pop culture world and I believe his message of love, hope, positivity, and change has been effective. It saddens me that he died from complications of AIDS without ever seeing the magnitude of his art and how he's inspired future generations.
The estate of Keith Haring got snippets of his journal and together with his artwork created this book about dogs. For the most part his art alone would be an automatic 5 stars material but the actual writing was way off. What he writes about dogs is vague and more an observation than writing as to why he loves Dogs and their faithful companionship. Certain sentences did not create a flow in the narrative and that is the sole reason why it gets 4 stars. It is still a beautiful book to pick up especially for anyone who loves dogs and want to see how Keith Haring captures them in his art. I thoroughly enjoyed it that aspect. Great for kids to pick and discover art and feel like they are reading a children's picture book.