I "Heart" Haring LbNA #20568 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Feb 25, 2006 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Elgin |
| County: | Kane |
| State: | Illinois |
| Boxes: | 2 |
| Planted by: | The Cottontails  |
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| Found by: | Jaxom and Sharra (2) |
| Last found: | Nov 29, 2008 |
| Status: | FaFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFaFF |
| Last edited: | Feb 25, 2006 |
***THESE BOXES HAVE BEEN PULLED UNTIL WE CAN FIX AND REPLACE THEM WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR THE INCONVIENCE****
Tyler Creek Forest Preserve
401 Davis Road
Elgin, IL
To get to this park, take Rt. 31 to Davis Road. (There is a traffic signal) Head West. Almost immediately after you turn onto Davis Road, you will see the entrance to the park. Be alert, or you’ll miss it!
Other helpful landmarks: This park is right across Rt. 31 from Judson College. It is also just south of I-90.
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This series creates the fourth masterpiece for our Masterpiece Series. However, this series is not as much about the masterpiece as it is about the artist, Keith Haring. We have chosen one of his many artworks as a symbol of his entire body of work.
Keith Haring was born on May 4, 1958, in Reading, Pennsylvania. He grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons and loved comic books. His father taught him how to draw, and as a kid he loved to draw cartoons like Dr. Seuss and Walt Disney. Later on, he became a big fan of art Superstar, Andy Warhol. Keith was known as “the artist” in his high school and graduated in 1976. In 1978, he arrived at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. While Haring worked tirelessly, he rarely attended classes. He dropped out of college in 1980. He then worked as a bicycle messenger and a busboy while making his art and organizing art shows.
Keith Haring’s art career began in an unusual place. It didn’t start in a gallery, or a museum, or at a school. Haring got his start in the New York City subway! Haring had always wanted to bring his art to the people. In the early 1980’s, he did his first subway drawings. The New York City subways were covered in graffiti. No one seemed able to control it. In the midst of all the spray paint, and only on the black paper panels used to cover up old ads, scores of white chalk drawings began appearing. If anyone happened to catch a thin young man wearing glasses working on one of these drawings, he smiled and handed them a button. Soon people all over the city were wearing buttons with babies and barking dogs on them. And they were becoming familiar with the name Keith Haring.
By the mid 1980’s, Keith Haring and his symbols were world famous. He opened a store called the “Pop Shop.” He designed watches, T-shirts, buttons, posters, magnets, and toys. He was becoming more and more famous. He even had the chance to meet his hero, artist Andy Warhol. He was invited all over the world to create works of art. He made a sculpture for the United Nations building in New York City. In 1986, he was invited to Germany to paint a mural on the Berlin Wall.
Early in 1988, Keith began to suspect that he might have AIDS. He died on February 16, 1990, at the age of 31. During a brief, but intense, career that spanned the 1980’s, Haring’s work was featured in over 100 solo and group exhibitions. In 1986 alone, he was the subject of more than 40 newspaper and magazine articles. He was highly sought after to participate in special projects and collaborated with artists and performers such as Madonna and Andy Warhol. Haring was able to attract a wide audience and has remained one of the most popular artists of the 20th Century.
I (Mrs. Cottontail) have always felt a strong connection to Keith Haring. He died on February 16, my birth date. He graduated from high school in 1976, the year I was born. Plus, I have always found his work fascinating. I love his bright, cheerful pictures; they always put a smile on my face. It is because of this connection that we created this series in his honor. The artwork that we have chosen is one that we both enjoy. It was created by Keith in 1988 and is untitled, like many of his works. Just like our Sternennacht series, these stamps were designed to be stamped one on top of the other to gain the full effect of the painting. The first box should be colored with Yellow, Red & Turquoise (markers are provided). The second is black (a stamp pad is provided). We hope that you enjoy finding it as much as we enjoyed making it!!
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When you arrive at the park, follow the road all the way around until you get to the back of the parking lot. Park your car and walk across the bridge.
Box #1 (Red, Yellow & Turquoise):
After crossing the bridge, follow the main path until you come to Shelter #1. Stay on this path and follow it past the shelter towards the outhouse. When you reach the far corner of the shelter (southeastern-most corner) start counting your steps. Continue down the path for 44 steps (not paces). Turn to your left and look for the small path hidden amongst the overgrowth. Follow this new trail uphill. While walking, be looking to your left at the hillside. Eventually you will see a very obvious, 20ft tall, trunk that is missing its tree. Look in the hole at the base of this tree.
Box #2 (Black):
Continue up the trail to the mowed path. Follow this path until you need to make a choice. Veer LEFT. Now look for the second mowed path on the left and follow it until you come across something that doesn't belong. A-Ha, what do we have here?
Tyler Creek Forest Preserve
401 Davis Road
Elgin, IL
To get to this park, take Rt. 31 to Davis Road. (There is a traffic signal) Head West. Almost immediately after you turn onto Davis Road, you will see the entrance to the park. Be alert, or you’ll miss it!
Other helpful landmarks: This park is right across Rt. 31 from Judson College. It is also just south of I-90.
___________________________________________________________
This series creates the fourth masterpiece for our Masterpiece Series. However, this series is not as much about the masterpiece as it is about the artist, Keith Haring. We have chosen one of his many artworks as a symbol of his entire body of work.
Keith Haring was born on May 4, 1958, in Reading, Pennsylvania. He grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons and loved comic books. His father taught him how to draw, and as a kid he loved to draw cartoons like Dr. Seuss and Walt Disney. Later on, he became a big fan of art Superstar, Andy Warhol. Keith was known as “the artist” in his high school and graduated in 1976. In 1978, he arrived at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. While Haring worked tirelessly, he rarely attended classes. He dropped out of college in 1980. He then worked as a bicycle messenger and a busboy while making his art and organizing art shows.
Keith Haring’s art career began in an unusual place. It didn’t start in a gallery, or a museum, or at a school. Haring got his start in the New York City subway! Haring had always wanted to bring his art to the people. In the early 1980’s, he did his first subway drawings. The New York City subways were covered in graffiti. No one seemed able to control it. In the midst of all the spray paint, and only on the black paper panels used to cover up old ads, scores of white chalk drawings began appearing. If anyone happened to catch a thin young man wearing glasses working on one of these drawings, he smiled and handed them a button. Soon people all over the city were wearing buttons with babies and barking dogs on them. And they were becoming familiar with the name Keith Haring.
By the mid 1980’s, Keith Haring and his symbols were world famous. He opened a store called the “Pop Shop.” He designed watches, T-shirts, buttons, posters, magnets, and toys. He was becoming more and more famous. He even had the chance to meet his hero, artist Andy Warhol. He was invited all over the world to create works of art. He made a sculpture for the United Nations building in New York City. In 1986, he was invited to Germany to paint a mural on the Berlin Wall.
Early in 1988, Keith began to suspect that he might have AIDS. He died on February 16, 1990, at the age of 31. During a brief, but intense, career that spanned the 1980’s, Haring’s work was featured in over 100 solo and group exhibitions. In 1986 alone, he was the subject of more than 40 newspaper and magazine articles. He was highly sought after to participate in special projects and collaborated with artists and performers such as Madonna and Andy Warhol. Haring was able to attract a wide audience and has remained one of the most popular artists of the 20th Century.
I (Mrs. Cottontail) have always felt a strong connection to Keith Haring. He died on February 16, my birth date. He graduated from high school in 1976, the year I was born. Plus, I have always found his work fascinating. I love his bright, cheerful pictures; they always put a smile on my face. It is because of this connection that we created this series in his honor. The artwork that we have chosen is one that we both enjoy. It was created by Keith in 1988 and is untitled, like many of his works. Just like our Sternennacht series, these stamps were designed to be stamped one on top of the other to gain the full effect of the painting. The first box should be colored with Yellow, Red & Turquoise (markers are provided). The second is black (a stamp pad is provided). We hope that you enjoy finding it as much as we enjoyed making it!!
___________________________________________________________
When you arrive at the park, follow the road all the way around until you get to the back of the parking lot. Park your car and walk across the bridge.
Box #1 (Red, Yellow & Turquoise):
After crossing the bridge, follow the main path until you come to Shelter #1. Stay on this path and follow it past the shelter towards the outhouse. When you reach the far corner of the shelter (southeastern-most corner) start counting your steps. Continue down the path for 44 steps (not paces). Turn to your left and look for the small path hidden amongst the overgrowth. Follow this new trail uphill. While walking, be looking to your left at the hillside. Eventually you will see a very obvious, 20ft tall, trunk that is missing its tree. Look in the hole at the base of this tree.
Box #2 (Black):
Continue up the trail to the mowed path. Follow this path until you need to make a choice. Veer LEFT. Now look for the second mowed path on the left and follow it until you come across something that doesn't belong. A-Ha, what do we have here?