Untitled (subway drawings)
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Untitled (subway drawings) is a series of early 1980s chalk drawings on New York City subway advertising panels by Keith Haring that helped establish his signature graffiti-inspired pop art style and public-art reputation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Untitled (subway drawings) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork series
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public art project ⓘ |
| artForm |
drawing
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public drawing ⓘ |
| artisticGoal | making art accessible outside galleries and museums ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | graffiti-inspired pop art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Keith Haring's early career
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rise of 1980s street art ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinArtistOeuvre | early work ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| color | white chalk on black paper backing ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | not officially commissioned ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | mostly ephemeral and no longer extant ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Keith Haring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | New York City downtown art scene of the early 1980s ⓘ |
| displayedIn | New York City subway stations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentation | photographs and video recordings ⓘ |
| genre | pop art ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual subway panel drawings ⓘ |
| impact |
established Keith Haring as a major figure in 1980s art
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increased visibility of street art in mainstream culture ⓘ |
| inception | early 1980s ⓘ |
| influenced |
Keith Haring's later gallery work
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perception of graffiti as contemporary art ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general subway-riding public ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| legalStatus | unauthorized street art ⓘ |
| lineQuality | bold graphic outlines ⓘ |
| location | New York City Subway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | chalk ⓘ |
| modeOfExpression | spontaneous line drawing ⓘ |
| movement |
graffiti art
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street art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing Keith Haring's signature visual style
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helping establish Keith Haring's public-art reputation ⓘ |
| productionMethod | freehand drawing in public space ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Keith Haring's gallery drawings and paintings
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Keith Haring's later murals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhythm | repetitive iconic motifs ⓘ |
| site | subway advertising panels ⓘ |
| startTime | early 1980s ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
abstract symbols
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barking dogs ⓘ dancing figures ⓘ radiant babies ⓘ stylized human figures ⓘ |
| usedMaterial | chalk on paper-covered advertising panels ⓘ |
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