The ruins of the ancient Roman town of Pompeii lie near Naples.
Keith Allen Haring -LRB- May 4 , 1958 -- February 16 , 1990 -RRB- was an American artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 1980s by expressing concepts of birth , death , sexuality , and war .. New York City. New York City. New York. New York ( state ). American. United States. social activist. Activism. Haring 's work was often heavily political and his imagery has become a widely recognized visual language of the 20th century .