Wonderful color 27.25 x 29.5 poster of Keith Haring’s 1987 design “Safe Sex!,” which depicts a smiling cartoon penis holding a condom and pointing to the poster's bold red banner, signed and inscribed vertically in black felt tip, “For Greg—K. Haring 88.” Lower portion bears Haring’s facsimile autograph. Rolled and in very good to fine condition, with light creasing, some short edge tears, and overall rippling due to dampstaining to the upper right corner. The consignor notes that this poster was given out and then signed by Haring at a special AIDS benefit appearance at the NYC club The Limelight in 1988. After being diagnosed with AIDS in the autumn of 1988, Haring used the last remaining years of his life to create artwork that advocated safe sex and that generated activism and awareness about the illness.
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