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Keith Haring’s Chicago Mural Speaks to Youth, Artists

Nearly 30 years ago, the artist enlisted the help of 500 students to paint a mural.

Aired 07/12/2018 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Keith Haring’s Chicago Mural Speaks to Youth, Artists

Clip: 7/12/2018 | 5m 24sVideo has Closed Captions

Nearly 30 years ago, the artist enlisted the help of 500 students to paint a mural.

Nearly 30 years ago, artist Keith Haring enlisted the help of 500 Chicago students to paint a 488-foot long mural. Chicago Tonight caught up with a trio of those teens who grew up to be artists themselves.

Aired 07/12/2018 | Rating NR

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