Keith Haring (American 1958-1990) Original Marker Drawing on Paper. One-of-a-kind original hand drawn invitation - poster by Keith Haring created for The Martin Fun(D) benefit. Signed Keith Haring !! with two exclamation marks center right on the right lower figure arm, and Kermit Oswald on the reverse stretcher. Kermit Oswald was longtime president of the Keith Haring Foundation and a childhood friend, perhaps the world's leading authority on Haring's work. From the estate of Martin Burgoyne. Martin's parents Irene and Peter Burgoyne related many stories about different friends and artists including spending hours watching Keith Haring draw. In original frame. Each corner has a small spot of glue to secure to backing. Measures 14" high x 11" wide. In good condition.

The drawing is the image used on the inside of the invitation (sent to friends of Martin), for the September 4, 1986 Martin Fun(D) benefit. The archives department of The Andy Warhol Museum have one of the original mailed invitations in their collection. Andy Warhol's portrait of Martin is on the cover and the Keith Haring drawing is inside.

The invitation drawing was used to publicize the event and raise funds for the medical care of Martin Burgoyne. The September 4, 1986 benefit event organized by friends of Martin Burgoyne was held at the Pyramid Club located at 101 Avenue A in New York. In a September 6, 1986 New York Times story covering the event it stated; "More than 500 of Mr. Burgoyne's friends and acquaintances came to the party. Andy Warhol, who did two drawings of Mr. Burgoyne for the invitations, was there, as was Keith Haring, the noted artist who designed the inside of the invitation. Madonna, who was described by everyone as a very close friend of Mr. Burgoyne's, came to the party and spoke with him for a long time. "We have all been friends for years and years," said Mr. Haring, "since the days at Club 57 in the late 1970's." In a world of living up to the second, and staying up until all hours to do it, that is considered a long, long time ago." Included with the drawing is a photo-copy of a photo of Martin Burgoyne, Maripol, Tom Cruise, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol and Steve Rubell taken after the wedding of Madonna and Sean Penn inside their limo.