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Keith Haring
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A self-portrait of Keith Haring, circa 1980. Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum. Collection Keith Haring Foundation.
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Nice kicks. Haring draws a portrait of Beat poet Allen Ginsberg on the sidewalk as a crowd watches in 1987.
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A dog-eat-dog world. Haring poses with his dog caricature at his studio in New York in 1985.
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One of several untitled works by Haring (1981). Suffice it to say, the artist was critical of television’s mind-numbing influence over consumers. Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum. Collection Keith Haring Foundation.
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Haring literally paints himself into a corner in 1979. Here, a still from his short video “Painting Myself Into a Corner.” Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum. Collection Keith Haring Foundation.
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Haring is styling and profiling with Andy Warhol at The Tunnel in 1986.
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Haring spends time with Yoko Ono and a young Sean Lennon at The China Club in 1987.
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Haring paints his famous cartoonish figures in his NYC studio in 1983.
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Thin Red Lines: Haring gives our eyes a run for their money in this Untitled Journal Drawing (1977) but not before he offers a peek-a-boo blue surprise. Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum. Collection Keith Haring Foundation.
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Tree huggers: Debbie Mazar, Haring, Sandra Bernhard, Madonna, Kenny Scharf, Bob Weir, and Rob Wasserman salute an audience at the 1989 Don’t Bungle the Jungle! rain forest benefit in Brooklyn, NY.
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Dennis Hopper gives a eulogy at Haring’s memorial service at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on May 4, 1990, in NYC. Over 1,000 people attended. Haring died at the age of 31 due to AIDS-related complications.
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Haring, known for his activism, created the three-eyed condom box for this national AIDS educational package that included the “AIDS: Don’t Die of Ignorance” pamphlet. Circa 1980s.
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Giving thanks to Haring. The 2008 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC gave homage to Haring, transforming his famous “Figure with Heart” into a float.
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In honor of Haring’s 50th birthday, a team of artists recreated his famous 1982 outdoor mural and presented it in NYC’s Bowery area on May 2, 2008.
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Satirical, colorful, and urbane, Haring poses amid his artwork in 1986—just four years before his death at 31.