A new Forever stamp from the U.S. Postal Service features the artwork of iconic LGBTQ+ artist Keith Haring.
The stamp, the latest in the USPS’s popular Love series, uses an untitled 1985 drawing by Haring that includes two moving figures reaching toward a red heart. It was a theme Haring returned to throughout his career, making several variations, each in his signature style.
“The non-specificity of the figures allows a variety of people to see themselves in this stamp,” said Antonio Alcalá, an art director for USPS who selected Haring’s work for the stamp design. “Partners getting married, celebrating an anniversary, siblings sending each other a heartfelt greeting, or even party planners setting a positive tone for their event.”
Haring became a celebrated artist in the 1980s, first by spray painting his figures in the New York subway and then taking commissions for large-scale public art. His work became an indelible part of the fight against AIDS, which he succumbed to in 1990 at just 31 years old.
The release is a continuation of the popular Love series introduced in 1973 and is now available at Post Office locations nationwide and online at usps.com/shopstamps.
