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Additional Artworks

From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Dirty Laundry 2 by Mella Jaarsma, Image 1.

    Mella Jaarsma

    Dirty Laundry 2, 2017

    Gouache on paper

    15.125 x 10.875 in (38.42 x 27.62 cm)

  2. Dirty Laundry 1 by Mella Jaarsma, Image 1.

    Mella Jaarsma

    Dirty Laundry 1, 2017

    Gouache on paper

    15.125 x 10.875 in (38.42 x 27.62 cm)

  3. January 1973: 15 by Patrick Heron, Image 1.

    Patrick Heron

    January 1973: 15, 1973

    Screenprint on paper

    27.25 x 35.5 in (69.22 x 90.17 cm)

  4. Hook and Ribbon by Lucas Samaras, Image 1.

    Lucas Samaras

    Hook and Ribbon, 1972

    Silkscreen in colors on paper

    32 x 21.5 in (81.28 x 54.61 cm)

  5. Cityscape by Martin Rosenthal, Image 1.

    Martin Rosenthal

    Cityscape, 1971

    Oil on canvas

    65.75 x 46.75 in (167.01 x 118.75 cm)

  6. Untitled No. 8, from "The Basque Suite" by Robert Motherwell, Image 1.

    Robert Motherwell

    Untitled No. 8, from "The Basque Suite", 1970

    Silkscreen on paper

    22.5 x 17 in (57.15 x 43.18 cm)

  7. Unknown title by William Melton Halsey, Image 1.

    William Melton Halsey

    Unknown title, No date

    Mixed media on board

    17.875 x 17.75 in (45.4 x 45.09 cm)

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About the artist

Keith Haring

American

1958–1990

American artist who's work falls into the categories of street art and fine art. Haring's work originated as graffiti images posted in the subway systems and on the streets of New York City. His aesthetic is cartoonish and bold, and embodies the raw energy and cynical subject matter of Art Brut artists like DuBuffet. His imagery is symbolic in execution, and features a wide range of images such as babies, barking dogs, flying saucers, hearts, and Mickey Mouse. Haring explores themes of exploitation, drug abuse, fears of nuclear war, and matters pertaining to HIV/AIDS. Haring is regarded as a leading figure in the Newe York East Village Art scene in the 1970s and 80s.