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Artist: Keith Haring
Keith Haring Into 84 (set of 2 Haring Shafrazi announcements)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
'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.
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1980s Pop Art Art
Materials
Offset, Lithograph
Keith Haring Into 84 (Keith Haring Bill T. Jones announcement)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Into 84/Keith haring Painted Man 1983:
Announcement card for Keith Haring’s well-documented exhibition, 'Into 84' at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, 1983. For this ser...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Offset
International Volunteer Day
By Keith Haring
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Keith Haring
International Volunteer Day, 1988
Lithograph
8 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches
Numbered edition of 1000
Signed by the artist in lower right corner
Framed
Bears the embossed seals of...
Category
1980s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Original Keith Haring Three Eyed Smiling Face sticker (Haring early 80s)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Three Eyed Smiling sticker c. 1982: A timeless Keith Haring collectible originally given out at Haring's first solo exhibit in 1982; and later sold at Haring's Pop Shop circa mid 1980s.
Vintage Pop Shop sticker featuring original design by Keith Haring; offset printed.
Approx. 3 inches square in size.
Very good overall vintage condition; missing back adhesive, but appears unused.
Unsigned from an edition of unknown.
Keith Haring Pop Shop History:
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...
Category
1980s Pop Art Art
Materials
Offset
1985 original poster by Keith Haring for the Theater der Welt
By Keith Haring
Located in PARIS, FR
Keith Haring 🇺🇸 (1958 - 1990) is a major artist of the 20th century.
He undeniably left his mark on the world of #PopArt and the world of #StreetArt. T...
Category
1980s Pop Art Art
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
"Untitled (Cup Man)" screenprint by Keith Haring from "Kinderstern" portfolio
By Keith Haring
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Untitled (Cup Man)" screenprint by artist Keith Haring from the "Kinderstern" portfolio published by Edition Domberger to raise money to house families of chi...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
UNTITLED (CUP MAN)
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
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...
Category
1980s Pop Art Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
Keith Haring Paris 1987 (Keith Haring Pompidou)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Paris, 1987:
Well-suited for framing, this vibrant oversized illustrated bag was designed by Keith Haring during his lifetime for the P...
Category
1980s Pop Art Art
Materials
Plastic, Offset, Lithograph
POP SHOP QUAD IV
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper. Stamped with the artist's estate and signed, dated and numbered by the executor, Julia Gruen, in pencil on the reverse. Artwork size 27 x 33 i...
Category
1980s Pop Art Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
Keith Haring Theater der Welt Frankfurt (Keith Haring 1985)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring, Theater der Welt Lithograph, Frankfurt, Germany 1985:
Original 1st printing produced during Haring's lifetime. Bold, stand-out colors that make for brilliant, largely s...
Category
1980s Pop Art Art
Materials
Screen
Paris Review, Keith Haring
By Keith Haring
Located in New York, NY
Commissioned in 1989 by The Paris Review, Keith Haring created this original hand-signed, dated and numbered screenprint in an edition of 200, measuring 24 x 32 in. (61 x 81.3 cm), u...
Category
20th Century Art
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Screen
X-Man from Icons Portfolio
By Keith Haring
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on verso by Keith Haring estate. Published by Tony Shafrazi, New York. Reference Littman, K, & Haring K. Keith Haring, Editions on Paper 1982-199...
Category
1990s Pop Art Art
Materials
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X-Man from Icons Portfolio
By Keith Haring
Located in Miami, FL
Silkscreen ink on embossed Arches cover paper. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on verso by Keith Haring estate. Published by Tony Shafrazi, New York. Reference Littman, K, & Ha...
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1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
International Volunteer Day
By Keith Haring
Located in New York, NY
A fun and familiar image created by Keith Haring as an original lithograph in colors in 1988, International Volunteer Day was commissioned by the United Nations on its 40th anniversa...
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Yale University Art Gallery (Thinking of Him) Poster /// Roy Lichtenstein Pop
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997)
Title: "Yale University Art Gallery (Thinking of Him)"
Series: Yale University Art Gallery Posters
Year: 1991
Medium: Original Offset-Lithograph, Poster on smooth wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Springdale Graphics, Springdale, CT
Publisher: Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
Sheet size: 27" x 26"
Image size: 22.25" x 22.5"
Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away for decades. In excellent condition
Notes:
Provenance: acquired directly from the printer Springdale Graphics, Springdale, CT. Comes from the 1991 "Yale University Art Gallery" series of three offset-lithograph, posters: "Thinking of Him", "Blam", and "Washing Machine". The image featured on this poster is Lichtenstein's 1963, 68" x 68", magna on canvas painting "Thinking of Him" which is part of the Yale University Art Gallery's permanent collection.
GIA Gallery Poster Disclaimer:
Not to be confused with thousands of contemporary inkjet/giclée/digital reproductions ignorantly or deliberately passed off as originals on the market today. The examples we offer here are the original period vintage (exhibition) posters, created and designed by, or under the supervision and authorization of the artist or their respective estate (posthumously), for various exhibitions and events in which they participated. If applicable, this poster is also fully documented within its respective artists' official catalogue raisonné of authentic graphic works, prints, and or posters.
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American artist Roy Lichtenstein was born in New York City on October 27, 1923, and grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side. In the 1960s, Lichtenstein became a leading figure of the new Pop Art movement. Inspired by advertisements and comic strips, Lichtenstein's bright, graphic works parodied American popular culture and the art world itself. He died in New York City on September 29, 1997.
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Located in London, GB
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Nu bleu, la grenouille (Blue Nude, The Frog)
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse (after)
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Interview Magazine (Diane von Furstenberg) (Signed by Andy Warhol) /// Pop Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)
Title: "Interview Magazine (Diane von Furstenberg)"
Series: Interview Magazine
*Signed by Warhol in black marker inside, on third page
Year: 1981
Medium: Offset-Lithography; The complete November, 1981, Vol. XI, No. 11 issue of "Interview" magazine
Overall size: 17" x 11" x .25"
Condition: One small tear at right center edge of cover page. In otherwise excellent condition
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Sacaramento, CA; acquired at a rare book fair in Pasadena, CA from notable autograph dealer Christophe Stickel. It is boldly signed on the third page at center right within a Barney's, New York advertisement. This is immediately seen once opening the first cover page. Approx. 90 pages total. We unconditionally guarantee the signature to be authentic.
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1980s Pop Art Art
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"Time Travel" Photography 40"x30" inch Edition 3/24 by Rob Woodcox
By Rob Woodcox
Located in Culver City, CA
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Hahnemuhle Torchon Matte FineArt Paper (archival)
2019
ABOUT Rob Woodcox
Rob Woodcox is a fine art and fashion photographer currently living between Mexico City, Los Angeles and New York City. Rob's surrealistic contemporary style has developed into a dedication for advocacy and making strained voices heard through visual storytelling. Rob has produced projects raising consciousness and conversation around the US foster system and adoption, queer identity, body neutrality, racial diversity and environmental justice. Within any given concept lies not only a captivating visual, but a deep and powerful narrative that inspires the viewer to appreciate and contemplate. Rob creates from a unique perspective, finding hope in the human connection and the will to overcome existing constructs within our complex societies. In 2020 Rob produced and released his first photographic art book “Bodies Of Light”. Rob continues to rise in the global art scene.
Selected Exhibitions:
2021 Bodies Of Light (Solo Exhibition), Liquidity Wine Gallery, Okanagan Falls, BC
Canada;
2020 Bodies Of Light (Solo Exhibition), Space Place Gallery, Nizhny Tagil,
Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia;
2020 Bodies Of Light (Solo Exhibition), 500px Gallery, Toronto, ON Canada;
2020 Bodies Of Light (Solo Exhibition), Warehouse, Miami, FL USA;
2020 Bodies Of Light (Solo Exhibition), Warehouse, Detroit, MI USA;
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2020 Bodies Of Light (Solo Exhibition), Warehouse, Portland, OR USA;
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Located in Manchester, GB
Keith Haring, Untitled, 1987 (Pyramid With UFOs )(Framed)
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By Keith Haring
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Framed: Yes
Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling
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