Once Upon a Time 1989

Keith Haring's erotic 1989 mural "Once Upon a Time" was completed just months before he died of AIDS. It is located in the second floor men's bathroom of the New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center at 208 West 13th Street. It is Haring's most personal mural and it is one of a kind. In 2012, the mural was restored and open to the public.

Around the time of this mural's completion, the artist also created a triptych altarpiece called "Life of Christ" for the Chapel of St. Columba at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, which is still on view at the church.