Just in time for Valentine’s Day: the new Love stamp…

02/3/2025

Just in time for Valentine’s Day: the new Love stamp I art directed with artwork by Keith Haring.

But here’s a little more to the story: In 1984 I was in graduate school in New Haven. One day I took the train down to Manhattan to visit my brother and do some sightseeing. When we were walking around town, I saw this skinny guy with a skateboard doing little drawings in a woman’s notebook. I recognized him, walked up, and asked if he would do a drawing on my backpack. He happily agreed. That guy was Keith Haring, and this is that backpack! (BTW, I don’t wear it much anymore).

A colorful forever stamp features two stylized, cartoon-like figures outlined in black, holding a large red heart above their heads on a white background.

A fabric backpack featuring a black sketch of an angelic figure flying, with rays below it on the top. There is a signature with "K. Haring" and "84" written on the flap.