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Keith Haring's Mural

Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990), “A Book Full of Fun”, Horn Elementary School. Photo by Tim Schoon 

© Keith Haring Foundation

Keith Haring (American, 1958–1990), A Book Full of Fun, 1989, acrylic on plywood, 71 x 107 x 1 ¾ in. Photo by Tim Schoon. Loan of Horn Elementary, Iowa City Community School District © Keith Haring Foundation

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Keith Haring mural, painted in an Iowan elementary school, is shown publicly for the first time

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Written by
Maxwell Rabb
Artsy
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-keith-haring-mural-painted-iowan-…
Students posing in front of Keith Haring’s mural in progress at Ernest Horn Elementary School

A Mural Keith Haring Painted in an Elementary School Gets a Rare Showing

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Written by
Adam Schrader
Artnet
Keith Haring at work on the mural at Ernest Horn Elementary School

Little-known mural Keith Haring made for an Iowa school goes on public view for first time

Monday, May 6, 2024
Written by
Allison C. Meier
The Art Newspaper
Keith Haring at work on the mural at Ernest Horn Elementary School, 1989. Photographer unknown. Image courtesy of Colleen Ernst. © Keith Haring Foundation.

When Keith Haring Painted a Mural for an Iowa Elementary School

Sunday, April 28, 2024
Written by
Rhea Nayyar
HyperallergicR

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