Haring’s relationship with the school reached its apex in 1989–at the peak of his fame and less than a year before his death–when the artist returned for one day, May 22: “Keith Haring Day.” ...

For a good chunk of his career, Keith Haring exhibited a fascination with the cartoons of Walt Disney, scrawling images of Mickey Mouse on the walls of New York subways and clubs during the 1980s.