2. Carmine Street Swimming Pool, West Village
Haring painted this 170-foot-long mural on the wall that connects the Carmine Street Pool to the James J. Walker Park handball court in August 1987. Haring typically created work based on his inspiration of the moment—not prior sketches. For this mural, he incorporated aquatic colors and motifs, like fish, dolphins, and mermaids.
The mural at this 1930s pool was restored by the Keith Haring Foundation in 1995.
