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Keith Haring exhibition highlights artist's relationship with Iowa City

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Talk of Iowa, hosted by Charity Nebbe

In the 1980s, an Iowa City art teacher wrote to Keith Haring not expecting a response. This resulted in a friendship and two visits by Haring to Horn Elementary.

At the heart of the Stanley Museum's Keith Haring exhibition is a mural painted by Haring at Horn Elementary School in 1989.

On this Talk of Iowa, we listen back as director of the Stanley Museum Lauren Lessing gives host Charity Nebbe a tour of the exhibition, To My Friends at Horn: Keith Haring and Iowa City. Then Nebbe speaks with executive director of The Keith Haring Foundation Gil Vazquez about his friendship with Haring and the legacy the artist left behind.

The Stanley Museum is an underwriter of Iowa Public Radio. This episode was originally produced May 22, 2024.

Guests:

  • Lauren Lessing, director, University of Iowa Stanley Museum
  • Gil Vazquez, executive director, The Keith Haring Foundation
Charity Nebbe is IPR's 'Talk of Iowa' host. She also hosts IPR's podcasts 'Garden Variety' and 'Unsettled'. Since 2010, Nebbe has interviewed, conversed with, and shared ideas from guests of all backgrounds and locations, and has helped listeners better understand, appreciate, and explore their state and the world around them. Nebbe has a bachelors degree from Iowa State University.
Dani Gehr is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University. Since 2022, Gehr has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.