Keith Haring "Two Figures" Original Vintage Pinback Button, Mid 1980s teaching semaphore 10” tall

10” tall

which I think only makes it better

and also think it's quite a beauty of a painting

but would also work great as vases or small planters--or are just great sculptural objects on a shelf

with lovely outwardly curling lip and terrific banded pattern of frogs around its lower half

Keith Haring "Two Figures" Original Vintage Pinback Button, Mid 1980s teaching semaphore 10” tallI know that Keith Haring (1958 1990) produced versions of this button early on at his Pop Shop in Soho (opened 1986 at 292 Lafayette Street), but I believe unsigned ones like this were made just a bit earlier, and given out as party favors at his "Party of Life" birthday events at the Paradise Garage (1984) and the Palladium (1985 & 86). (Source: Gallery 98, http: gallery. 98bowery. com.) A pretty rare and iconic thing, and quite a piece of history on