Keith Haring Art

Keith Haring Fun Gallery 1983: Rare original 1983 Keith Haring illustrated announcement published on the occasion of Haring's historic 1983 show at...

Keith Haring for New York CityKids, 1986. Rare vintage 1986 sticker illustrated by Keith Haring for the CityKids coalition in New York: "City Kids Speak on Liberty" New York, 1986 sponsored by Burger...

Artist: Keith Haring, American (1958 - 1990) Title: New Year's Invitation 1988 Year: 1988 Medium: Silkscreen on Paper Image Size: 11 x 8 inches This bears a printed signature. It is not hand signed as issued. Keith Allen Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) 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. Haring's work was often heavily political and his imagery has become a widely recognized visual language of the 20th century. Keith Haring was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, on May 4, 1958. He was raised in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, by his mother Joan Haring, and father Allen Haring, an engineer and amateur cartoonist. He had three younger sisters, Kay, Karen and Kristen. Haring became interested in art at a very early age spending time with his father producing creative drawings. His early influences included Walt Disney cartoons, Dr. Seuss, Charles Schulz, and the Looney Tunes characters in The Bugs Bunny Show. In Haring's teenage years, he left his religious background behind and hitchhiked across the country, selling vintage t-shirts and experimenting with drugs. He studied commercial art from 1976 to 1978 at Pittsburgh's Ivy School of Professional Art but lost interest in it. He made the decision to leave after having read Robert Henri's The Art Spirit (1923) which inspired him to concentrate on his own art. Haring had a maintenance job at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and was able to explore the art of Jean Dubuffet, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Tobey. His most critical influences at this time were a 1977 retrospective of the work of Pierre Alechinsky and a lecture by the sculptor Christo in 1978. Alechinsky's work, connected to the international Expressionist group CoBrA, gave Haring confidence to create larger paintings of calligraphic images. Christo introduced him to the possibilities of involving the public with his art. Haring's first important one-man exhibition was in Pittsburgh at the Center for the Arts in 1978. He moved to New York to study painting at the School of Visual Arts. He studied semiotics with Bill Beckley as well as exploring the possibilities of video and performance art. Profoundly influenced at this time by the writings of William Burroughs, he was inspired to experiment with the cross-referencing and interconnection of images. He first received public attention with his public art in subways. Starting in 1980, he organized exhibitions at Club 57, which were filmed by the photographer Tseng Kwong Chi. Around this time, "The Radiant Baby" became his symbol. His bold lines, vivid colors, and active figures carry strong messages of life and unity. He participated in the Times Square Exhibition and drew animals and human faces for the first time. That same year, he photocopied and pasted provocative collages made from cut-up and recombined New York Post headlines around the city. In 1981, he sketched his first chalk drawings on black paper and painted plastic, metal, and found objects. By 1982, Haring had established friendships with fellow emerging artists Futura 2000, Kenny Scharf, Madonna and Jean-Michel Basquiat. He created more than 50 public works between 1982 and 1989 in dozens of cities around the world. His "Crack is Wack" mural, created in 1986, is visible from New York's FDR Drive. He got to know Andy Warhol, who was the theme of several of Haring's pieces, including "Andy Mouse". His friendship with Warhol would prove to be a decisive element in his eventual success. In December 2007, an area of the American Textile Building in the TriBeCa neighborhood of New York City was discovered to contain a painting of Haring's from 1979. In 1984, Haring visited Australia and painted wall murals in Melbourne (such as the 1984 'Detail-Mural at Collingwood College, Victoria') and Sydney and received a commission from the National Gallery of Victoria and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art to create a mural which temporarily replaced the water curtain at the National Gallery. He also visited and painted in Rio de Janeiro, the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Minneapolis and Manhattan.[9] He became politically active, designing a Free South Africa poster...

Keith Haring Original Album Cover Art: a set of 15+ works (1983-1988): A rare collection of 16 individual 1980s Keith Haring illustrated record c...

Keith Haring Three Eyed Smiling Face & Crawling Baby stickers: Set of 3 stickers circa early mid 80s. Originally given out at Haring's first solo exhibit in 1982 and later sold at Haring's New York Pop Shop circa the mid 1980s. Medium: Vintage self-adhesive stickers featuring original design by Keith Haring; offset printed. 3 to 4 inches square in size (applies to each individually). Very Good vintage condition for all. Would look fantastic framed as a set. Keith Haring Pop...

Keith Haring handwritten letter 1986: A rare 1980’s handwritten letter by Keith Haring executed on the artist's personal stationary. A personal response by Haring to a New York based editor named Ira...

Keith Haring Pop Shop Bags set of 2, 1986: Vintage original 1980s Keith Haring Pop Shop bag set designed & illustrated by the artist. Both feature a bold Keith Haring printed signature and standout original Haring Pop shop logos, plus bright, lush colors which make for a unique framepiece. Medium: silkscreened vinyl shopping bags (2 individual pieces). Dimensions: 19 x 16.75 inches inches (applies to each individually). Minor wear commensurate with age & medium; in otherwise good vintage condition. A very cool vintage original Keith Haring frame set. Keith Haring Pop Shop: In 1986, New York artist Keith Haring opened the Pop Shop in downtown Manhattan. Haring saw the Pop Shop as an extension of his work, a fun boutique where his art could be accessible to everyone. For nearly twenty years, the shop continued to be a downtown attraction with floor-to-ceiling murals...

Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi Gallery 1984: A RARE signed Keith Haring letter produced in 1984 by Haring's long-time gallerist, Tony Shafrazi in reference to Keith Haring's wood panel s...

'Keith Haring Painted Man'/Keith Haring Into 84: A set of 2 announcement cards for Keith Haring’s well-documented exhibition, 'Into 84' at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, 1983. For this series Haring borrowed Jones' body — from head to toe — as the canvas to his work. A bodily canvas defined by much of the bold pictograms characteristic of Haring's artistic signature. Photos by Haring's long-time friend and collaborator Tseng Kwong Chi. Looks fantastic framed as a set. Off-set printed gallery announcements, 1983. Dimensions: 6 x 4 inches (applies to each individual). Good overall condition with well-preserved colors. Some surface creating to red card. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Further About: In 1983 Keith Haring teamed up with award-winning choreographer and dancer Bill T. Jones, founder of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. Keith and Bill met in London in 1983 at a time when the graffiti artist was opening a major show at the Robert Fraser Gallery, and together they produced a series of exceptional collaborations in both performance and drawing. 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 Modern Dance. Ballet. Keith Haring Figurative Drawings. Keith Haring Into 84 poster. Keith Haring and Tony Shafrazi. Haring Shafrazi.

Keith Haring Against all Odds 1990 Four works from the Against All Odds, 20 Drawings series, 1990 Lithographs Ed of 500 28 x 24 in with frame 8 x 10 1...

From Kinderstern Portfolio. Screenprint in colors on paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Published by Michael Domberger (Domberger KG, Filderstadt, Germany) and pri...

Keith Haring Crack Down! 1986: Vintage original Keith Haring anti-drug poster, 1986. Off-set lithograph on heavy weight paper. Dimensions: 17 x 22 inches. Minor signs of handling; ...

TV Face set of 3

Lithograph in colors on paper. Hand signed and dated on front by Keith Haring. Hand numbered 497/1000 on front. Artwork size 11 x 8.5 inches. Frame size approx 16.5 x 13.5 inches...

Keith Haring record art 1983 & 1988: A set of 2 rare 1980s Japanese vinyl records featuring original artwork by Keith Haring: David BOWIE "Without You" & Hiroshima All Stars. Truly vibrant colors that make for stand-out wall art and unique vintage Keith Haring collectibles. *1st Pressings 1983 & 1988 (not re-issues). Medium: Off-Set Lithograph on vinyl record covers. Dimensions: 7 x 7 inches. Printed signatures on lower right & left dated - 1983 & 1988 respectively. Light signs of handling; otherwise good to very overall vintage condition. Includes the original records (very good condition). Literature/References: Taschen: Art Record Covers. _ Keith Haring Album Art: a brief history:  Whether collaborating with Grace Jones, Andy Warhol, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, regularly frequenting clubs like Paradise Garage alongside close friend Larry Levan, or sketching DJ robots, New York artist and activist Keith Haring’s work was deeply entwined with the music world lending his vision to sounds by everyone from David Bowie to Run DMC. Looking for something cool to complement this work? Please feel free to browse additional items like this from Jean Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Keith Haring & more on our 1stDibs gallery page.  Related Categories Keith Haring prints. Keith Haring figurative. East Village art...

Keith Haring Resist in Concert! 1988: Vintage Keith Haring illustrated 1988 poster for a Refuse and Resist produced concert December 4, 1988 at New York'...

Keith Haring 1982: A rare printed announcement card offset illustrated by Keith Haring to promote the Dutch art publication, Museumjournaal. Medium: offset printed announcement card...

Keith Haring . Original vintage Vinyl . 1987 , Mint Condition

Vintage Keith Haring Record Cover Art, 1982-1987. Set of 4 individual pieces including their respective albums. Haring illustrations appear on front and back covers, plus illustrate...

Untitled (skateboard set of 2)

"Untitled (Cup Man)" screenprint by artist Keith Haring from the "Kinderstern" portfolio published by Edition Domberger to raise money to house families of chi...

Untitled from Pop Shop IV. Screen print in colors on wove paper. Hand signed and dated on front by Keith Haring. Hand numbered 130/200 on front (there are also 25 artist proofs). ...

Keith Haring Pop Shop, c.1986: Vintage original 1980s Pop Shop bag designed & illustrated by Keith Haring. Features a bold 1985 Keith Haring prin...

Image of "Radiant Angel", on wove paper. Hand signed, numbered & dated by the artist in pencil. Published by Martin Lawrence Editions Ltd., New York. Edition 154/200. Littmann p. ...

Keith Haring Safe Sex poster 1987: A fun, witty, classic Haring illustration created by the artist in conjunction with his many Aids Awar...

Original poster Exhibition - Pop art Bridging the gap between the art world and the street, Keith Haring made a name for himself in the early 1980s with his graffiti drawings in th...

Pop Shop VI, set of 4 screen prints in colors on wove paper. Each hand signed and dated on verso by the executor, Julia Gruen. Each hand numbered 146/200 on verso (there are also 2...

Keith Haring was an American artist and representative of American Pop Art of the 1980s. He first came to public attention with his chalk drawings in the New York underground, which ...

Keith Haring ‘No On 64’ (Keith Haring 1986): A rare vintage 1986 Keith Haring activist announcement illustrated by Haring in effort to denounce California's Proposition 64. Proponents of the then ballot, argued that the measure would merely return AIDS to the list of communicable diseases under public health laws. Opponents characterized 64 as an effort to force HIV-positive individuals out of their jobs and into quarantine. The measure was soundly defeated by voters. A rare historic 1980s Keith Haring activist collectible with striking imagery; seldom comes to market. Offset printed folding announcement card. 8.5x11 inches. Good overall vintage condition. Minor signs of aging & handling. Printed signature from a scarce edition of unknown; few known to have survived. Please message us for more works in this category. 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: Keith Haring figurative. Keith Haring foundation. Keith Haring activist. Keith Haring Aids...

Keith Haring (1958-1990, American) Silence Equals Death (Littmann 152) 1989 Screenprint 39 x 39 in. Edition of 200 Pencil signed and numbered Keith Haring's Silence Equals Death, cr...

Hand signed, numbered, and dated by the artist. Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, Image size 10.5 x 13.375 inches.. Sheet size 12 x 15 inches. Frame size approx 17.25 x 20.25 inches Littmann p. 83. Published by Martin Lawrence...

Plate 5 from Ludo portfolio. Lithograph in colors on arches paper. Hand signed and dated on front by Keith Haring. Hand numbered 39/90 on front (there are also 15 artist proofs). ...

Artist: Keith Haring Title: Portrait of Joseph Beuys Medium: Silkscreen on canvas Date: 1986 Edition: 29/90 Sheet Size: 31 1/2" x 23 5/8" Signature: Hand signed in black marker Refer...

Keith Haring. 1958-1990. The iconography of his drawings includes dancing animals and figures, dogs, crawling babies, pyramids, televisions, telephones, and flying saucers. The idea ...

Keith Haring Gay Pride New York 1986: Keith Haring illustrated folding-invitation for Gay/Lesbian Pride Day at New York's Palladium nightclub, 1986. Executed during Haring’s lifetim...

Keith Haring Coloring Book (Artist Book of 20 Bound Offset Lithographs), 1985, 1986 Artist Book of 20 staple bound Offset Lithographs Plate signed on cover page; with publisher and a...

Rare Vintage 1980s Keith Haring Record Cover Art: (Set of 4: 1983-1987): Four individual 7 inch albums - all illustrated by Haring during his lifetime - making for standout 1980s Ke...

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Keith Haring Pop Shop IV (C) 1989 Screenprint 13 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. Edition of 200 Pencil signed, dated, and numbered Condition: ...

This original lithograph in colours is signed in the stone at the lower right corner. It is from the edition of 70, unsigned and unnumbered impressions. This composition is the four...

Artist: Keith Haring Title: Plate 5 from Story of Red and Blue (L. pp. 128-133) Medium: Screen print in colors on wove paper Sheet Size: 22 x 16.5 inches Frame Size: approx 28.5 x 22...

Color offset lithograph. Signed and dated in felt-tip pen and pink ink, lower right. Published by Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York.

Artist: Keith Haring Title: Plate 2 from Story of Red and Blue (L. pp. 128-133) Medium: Screen print in colors on wove paper Sheet Size: 22 x 16.5 inches Frame Size: approx 28.5 x 22...

Keith Haring & Andy Warhol, Montreux Jazz Festival 1986 Screenprint in colours on half-matte coated 250 gsm paper Printed by Albin Uldry Plate signed by Keith Haring & And...

1980s Keith Haring Record Art (set of 4 works): Four individual 12 inch albums - all illustrated by Haring during his lifetime - making for standout vintage 1980s Keith Haring wall ...

Hand signed, numbered, and dated by the artist. Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, Image size: 11 .5 x 14.75 inches. Sheet size: 13.5 x 16.5 inches. Edition ...

Super vibrant Keith Haring poster. Original 1st print release from 1986. The poster artwork was made by Haring for a 2 night Crack benefit concert with the first show at Madison Squa...

This envelope was produced as part of "International Volunteer Day", a human right's cause created by the World Federation of the United Nations. This mailer includes a stamp, the ar...

This exquisite lithograph by Keith Haring (1958–1990), titled Untitled, from the album Against All Odds, 20 drawings - Oct. 3, 1989 (Against All Odds, 20 drawings - Oct. 3, 1989), or...

This exquisite lithograph by Keith Haring (1958–1990), titled Untitled, from the album Against All Odds, 20 drawings - Oct. 3, 1989 (Against All Odds, 20 drawings - Oct. 3, 1989), or...

A very good impression of this etching on white wove paper. Signed, dated and numbered 48/80 in pencil.

This exquisite lithograph by Keith Haring (1958–1990), titled Untitled, from the album Against All Odds, 20 drawings - Oct. 3, 1989 (Against All Odds, 20 drawings - Oct. 3, 1989), or...

Keith Haring & Andy Warhol, Montreux Jazz Festival 1986 Screenprint in colours on half-matte coated 250 gsm paper Printed by Albin Uldry Plate signed by Keith Haring & And...

This exquisite lithograph by Keith Haring (1958–1990), titled Untitled, from the album Against All Odds, 20 drawings - Oct. 3, 1989 (Against All Odds, 20 drawings - Oct. 3, 1989), or...

This exquisite lithograph by Keith Haring (1958–1990), titled Untitled, from the album Against All Odds, 20 drawings - Oct. 3, 1989 (Against All Odds, 20 drawings - Oct. 3, 1989), or...

This envelope was produced as part of "International Volunteer Day", a human right's cause created by the World Federation of the United Nations. This mailer includes stamps, the art...

Gorgeous and super vibrant cover art by Keith Haring. Very rare Promo version of Sylvester Someone Like You. Gold color promo stamp on front cover right corner . Keith Haring 1986 pr...

Keith Haring record art 1987: A rare vinyl art cover featuring original artwork by Keith Haring. Truly vibrant colors that make for stand-out wall art. Looks very cool framed. Off-...

This poster shows American Pop artist Keith Haring sitting in the checkout window of his pop up shop, a space entirely covered ceiling to floor with black line illustrations in Harin...

Hand signed, numbered, and dated by Keith Haring. Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, Image size 10.5 x 13.375 inches.. Sheet size 12 x 15 inches. Littmann p. ...

This exquisite lithograph by Keith Haring (1958–1990), titled Untitled, from the album Against All Odds, 20 drawings - Oct. 3, 1989 (Against All Odds, 20 drawings - Oct. 3, 1989), or...