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All the people riding the subway saw his work, and it was also on TV and in the newspaper. “When I drew, I drew in the daytime which meant there were always people watching, from little kids to old ladies to art historians.” He started making his subway drawings every day. He knew that this was the perfect place for him to draw. Then Keith started seeing empty black pieces of paper on the subways. I remember trying to figure out where this stuff came from, but I have no idea.” Then flying saucers were zapping the humans. They were humans and animals in different combinations. The first few were abstracts, but then these images started coming. “I bought a roll of oak-tag paper and cut it up and put it all over the floor and worked on this whole group of drawings. And there was a lot of energy on the street. There were many young artists working in his neighborhood. There were big museums with all kinds of art. In 1978, Keith moved to New York City to go to a different art school. He started making big drawings, and when he was 19, he had his first public show. He saw modern art when he visited museums in Washington, DC.Īfter high school, he went to art school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for a year.

Since I was little, I had been doing cartoons, creating characters and stories.”Īs Keith grew up, he continued to draw and make art.

He grew up in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, the oldest of four children. – by John Gruenĭownload print-friendly file of bio.

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