Happy Birthday Keith!

Party of Life
Photo by Tseng Kwong Chi, 1985 © Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc.

This photo shows party-goers at the second annual Party of Life, hosted by Keith Haring in May of 1985 at the newly re-opened Palladium nightclub on East 14th Street in New York City.   5,000 people were sent puzzles in a box as an invite to the party, the box also contained buttons that attendees had to wear in order to gain entrance.  Today, May 4th, would’ve been his 58th birthday.

Party of Life Invitation
Party of Life invitation