A remarkable and museum-quality collection of 81 original Keith Haring ephemera pieces — pinback buttons and stickers from The Pop Shop, NYC, covering the full range of Haring's most iconic imagery, together with an original promotional flyer/poster for the Pop Shop. Several pieces are marked copyright 1984 and 1985 — placing them among the earliest surviving examples of Haring's commercial ephemera, predating or coinciding with the Pop Shop's 1986 opening.

The collection includes pins and stickers for: The Late Show, The Pop Shop, Radiant Baby, Barking Dog, and other signature Haring drawings — the complete visual vocabulary of one of the most recognizable and beloved artists of the late 20th century.

Why These Pieces Matter:

The Pop Shop was far more than a gift store. When Keith Haring opened it at 292 Lafayette Street in SoHo in 1986, it was a radical act — a major fine artist deliberately selling his own work as cheap multiples to anyone who walked in, at a time when the art world was scandalized by the concept. "I could earn more money if I just painted a few things and jacked up the price," Haring said. "My shop is an extension of what I was doing in the subway stations, breaking down the barriers between high and low art."

The Pop Shop went on to become one of the most significant commercial art enterprises of the 1980s. When it finally closed in 2005 — fifteen years after Haring's death from AIDS — the ceiling was extracted and donated to the New York Historical Society, where it remains on permanent display. The original pins and stickers from the shop's earliest years, copyright 1984–1985, are now collected by institutions and individuals worldwide.

The Late Show pins in this collection are of particular interest — "The Late Show" preceded the Pop Shop and was one of the early venues through which Haring distributed his image-based pins and stickers in New York's underground art and music scene of the early 1980s.

The Collection — 81 Pieces:

• Pinback buttons featuring: Radiant Baby, Barking Dog, The Late Show, Pop Shop, and other Haring drawings
• Stickers featuring the same core Haring iconography
• Original promotional flyer/poster for Haring's Pop Shop, NYC
• Multiple pieces marked copyright 1984 and 1985
• Dimensions range from approximately 1" to 14.25" H × 1" to 4.5" W

Condition:

Good overall condition with minimal signs of wear if any. Almost all pin backings still intact — an important preservation detail for pinback button collectors. Please call or email for a detailed condition report.

• Artist: Keith Haring (American, 1958–1990)
• Publisher: The Pop Shop / Factory Films, Inc. / Various, NYC
• Date: Circa 1984–1985
• Source: Public Sale Auction House, Hudson, NY
• Auction Date: March 2, 2024
• Lot Number: 303

This collection is ideal for serious Haring collectors, institutions, galleries, or any buyer who wants a deep, cohesive grouping of original early-period Pop Shop ephemera. At 81 pieces with the original promo flyer, this is a collection-level acquisition — not a handful of stray items but a substantial archive of Haring's most iconic visual language in its most democratic, street-level form.