Keith Haring: Subway Drawings (1980–85)
The Trimper Collection

About the collection

Created in the New York City subway between 1980 and 1985, Haring’s chalk drawings on matte-black MTA poster paper are the wellspring of his visual language: radiant babies, barking dogs, angels, flying saucers, hydras, robots, and more. Saved from transit stations by early admirers, surviving examples are scarce and bear authentic traces of origin (creases, paste residue, torn edges, occasional original poster mounts). The Trimper Collection is among the largest private holdings of Haring’s subway drawings, spanning single-sheet works to multi-panel compositions.

Authentication & documentation

Every work includes:
• Certificate of Authenticity from Richard Polsky Art Authentication;
• Regularly updated media kit produced by Trimper Gallery covering each exhibition, press and media coverage, installation shots, and additional documentation.

Institutional recognition

Haring executed thousands of chalk drawings underground, using the subway as a public studio. Scholars and curators (e.g., Dr. Amy Raffel) have framed this period as foundational to his career and to late-20th-century visual culture.

Select exhibitions

• VW Contemporary, Greenwich (2021)
• Hamptons Fine Art Fair (2022)
• Isabella Garrucho Fine Art, Greenwich (2022)
• Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (Feb–Jun 2023) – First museum presentation; 17 loans
• New York Transit Museum (2023, online) – Keith Haring’s Subway Art Studio, curated by Amy Raffel
• Kanopi, White Plains (2025)
• The Armory Show, New York (2025) – In partnership with De Buck Gallery
• Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, WI (Dec 2025–Feb 2026) – Most comprehensive museum exhibition to date
• Moco Museum (2026) – Six-month presentations across Barcelona, London, and Amsterdam