Keith Haring: AIDS, Advocacy and Art AMERCAN ART SERIES

Sunday, June 53:00—4:15 PMZoomRockport Public Library17 School Street, Rockport, MA, 01966

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We end the great AMERICAN ART SERIES in June emphasizing the work of Keith Haring: AIDS, Advocacy and Art During his short life, Keith Haring had a meteoric rise from graffiti artist to the world of fine art to mainstream success. His iconic figures still function as familiar and beloved symbols in American culture. Learn more about the artist, the launch of his career and his advocacy around AIDS awareness

This program is the result of collaboration with The Groton Public Library and Rogers Memorial Library in Hudson, NH and sponsored, in part by the the Friends of the Rockport Library.

Culturally Curious Founder & President Jane Oneail, will present on the subject. Jane holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a master’s in Education from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She is a NH native and has worked at some of the state’s most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator. Jane founded the Currier’s Alzheimer’s Cafe and led the tour program for the museum and the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Zimmerman House. She has taught Art History at the college level for more than a decade, most recently at Southern New Hampshire University.

Complete list of our programs in this American Art series:

Jan 9: Edward Hopper: Sunlight and Solitude

Feb 6: Norman Rockwell: Inclusion, Exclusion and Evolving Views on Race

March 6: The Wyeths: An American Artistic Dynasty

April 3: Georgia O’Keefe: Beyond the Blossoms

May 15: John Singer Sargent: Master with a Brush

June 5: Keith Haring: AIDS, Advocacy and Art

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