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Crack Is Wack

Abstract and Modernist Paintings

Crack Is Wack is a mural created in 1986 by the American artist and social activist Keith Haring, located near the Harlem River Drive in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The mural serves as a warning against crack cocaine use, which was rampant in major American cities during the mid to late 1980s. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Year Created
1986 1
Location
Near the Harlem River Drive, East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City 1
Current Use
Public anti-crack cocaine warning mural 1
Visitor Access
Publicly viewable from a busy public parkway 1
Classification
Genre
Painting 1
Medium
Medium (category)
Mural 1
Connections

Created By

Keith Haring, Artists
Source Crack Is Wack (Wikipedia)

In Form

Painting, Art Forms
Source Crack Is Wack (Wikipedia)

In Genre

Painting, Art Forms
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United States

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Source Crack Is Wack (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Located near the Harlem River Drive in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, the mural serves as a warning against crack cocaine use, which was rampant in major cities across the United States during the mid to late 1980s.
Sources
1. Crack Is Wack (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, sentence 1
    created in 1986
  • Lead, sentence 2
    near the Harlem River Drive in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan
  • Historical context
    functions as a public announcement to warn New Yorkers
  • Scholarly responses
    location along a busy, public parkway engages a variety of passersby
  • Genre reference
    Crack Is Wack is a mural created in 1986 by the American artist and social activist Keith Haring, located near the Harlem River Drive in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
  • lead paragraph
    Crack Is Wack is a mural created in 1986 by American artist and social activist Keith Haring. Located near the Harlem River Drive in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, the mural serves as a warning against
  • Created By: Keith Haring, Infobox: artist
    Keith Haring
  • In Group: Murals and Public Art, Lead
    Crack Is Wack is a mural created in 1986 by American artist and social activist Keith Haring.
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