The Andy Warhol Foundation Haring, Keith and Teresa Scharf Photograph

One-of-a-kind black & white print shot by Andy Warhol
Undated

Keith Haring (1958–1990): pioneer of the 1980s downtown art scene whose energetic, cartoon-like graphic style, inspired by the city’s street culture, is closely associated with 
1980s pop art. He first caught the public eye by tagging subways, and soon befriended Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kenny Scharf, Madonna, and AW while orchestrating shows at the downtown club-cum-performance space Club 57. He cited AW as a major influence and paid homage to him with his “Andy Mouse” character—a fusion of AW and Mickey Mouse. He contracted HIV/AIDs and started raising awareness of the disease, producing some of his most powerful work. He died in 1990.

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