(after) Keith Haring
Keith Haring Andy Mouse art toy (Keith Haring Andy Warhol)
2005

Name: Keith Haring Andy Mouse art toy (Keith Haring Andy Warhol)
Brand: (after) Keith Haring
Price: 1050 USD

About the Item

Keith Haring Andy Mouse art toy: This rare limited edition Keith Haring Andy mouse art toy was published in 2005 & is licensed by the Estate of Keith Haring. The collectible reveals Keith Haring's 'Andy Mouse' artwork from the mid 1980s and is housed in a standout Keith Haring collectors box complete with a bold printed Haring signature (upper area of box). Bright colors that standout in any setting. Medium: Vinyl Figurine. Year: 2005. Dimensions: approx. 7 x 6 inches. Condition: Very good to excellent overall vintage condition (appears unused); box contains minor age related wear. Published by 360 Toy Group from a limited edition of approximately 1000. Rare. In 1980, Haring created original works of art featuring Mickey Mouse in a new style unique to New York City street culture, taking inspiration from both Pop Art and urban graffiti. His love for Mickey Mouse was rooted in his childhood experiences. Deeply influenced by Walt Disney and the incredible skill and mastery of American cartoonists of the ’50s and ’60s, Haring even aspired to be a cartoonist himself. Andy Mouse is a series of silkscreen prints created by American artist Keith Haring in 1986. The character Andy Mouse is a fusion between Disney's Mickey Mouse and Andy Warhol. “I always wanted to work for Walt Disney when I was growing up, when I was a kid and in some ways I think he is one of the three most important artists of the 20th century along with Warhol and Picasso.” – Keith Haring Further Background: Keith Haring was an American artist and social activist known for his illustrative depictions of figures and symbols. His white chalk drawings could often been found on the blank poster marquees in New York’s public spaces and subways. “I don't think art is propaganda,” he once stated. “It should be something that liberates the soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further. It celebrates humanity instead of manipulating it.” Born on May 4, 1958 in Reading, PA, he grew up in neighboring Kutztown, where he was inspired to draw from an early age by Walt Disney cartoons and his father who was an amateur cartoonist. After briefly studying commercial art in Pittsburgh, Haring came across a show of the works of Pierre Alechinksy and decided to pursue a career in fine art instead. He moved to New York in the late 1970s to attend the School of Visual Arts, and soon immersed himself in the city’s graffiti culture. By the mid-1980s, he had befriended fellow artists Andy Warhol, Kenny Scharf, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and collaborated with celebrities like the singer Grace Jones. Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 1988, Haring’s prodigious career was brief, and he died of AIDS-related complications on February 16, 1990 at the age of 31. Before his death, Haring established the Keith Haring Foundation, a non-profit committed to raising awareness of the illness through art programing and community outreach. Throughout his career, Haring made his art widely available through the location of his murals, as well as through the Pop Shop—Haring's own storefront which he used to sell his memorabilia.The artist’s mural Crack is Wack (1986), can still be seen today on a retaining wall along FDR Drive in Manhattan. Haring’s works can be found in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. Related categories: Art toy. Keith Haring. Andy Warhol. Pop Art. Street Art. Urban Art. Disney. Mickey Mouse. Andy Mouse. Bearbrick. Takashi Murakami. Pop Art sculptures.

Creator:

(after) Keith Haring (1958 - 1990, American)

Creation Year:

2005

Dimensions:

Height: 7 in (17.78 cm)Width: 6 in (15.24 cm)

Medium:

Resin,Vinyl

Movement & Style:

Pop Art

Period:

21st Century