John Gruen's "Keith Haring: The Authorized Biography" (1991)

New York City: Prentice Hall Press (book, biography), 1991. 9.5" x 7.625" x 0.875", 259 pages, hardcover in dust-jacket, ISBN 0-13-516113-4.

Keith Haring: The Authorized Biography by John Gruen, as published in a hardcover edition (this was also published in softcover, not shown) by Prentice Hall Press (New York City) in 1991. Designed by Barbara Cohen Aronica. Jacket design by Patricia Fabricant. Jacket photograph of Keith Haring by William Coupon. The photo of the author on the rear flap is by Janice Stanton. This is a biography of Keith Haring "told by those who knew him – and by the artist himself".

This contains multiple mentions of William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin, as well as a photo by Tseng Kwong Chi of Burroughs, Haring, and Gysin together in 1985.

Between pages 182 and 185 is a section that discusses the collaborations of Keith Haring and William S. Burroughs. Within this, on pages 182 to 184, is a section on Keith Haring in the words of William S. Burroughs.

Shoaf II.280.

Not in Schottlaender.

Contents: 

• Foreword by John Gruen
• Part I, 1958-1978 [Joan Haring, Allen Haring, Keith Haring, Kay Haring, Laren Haring de Long, Kristen Haring, Kermit Osward, Lucy de Matteo, Nina Dietrich, and Drew Straub]
• Part II, 1978-1984 [Keith Haring, Jeanne Siegel, Kenny Scharf, Barbara Schwartz,  Samantha McEwen, Keith Sonnier, Molissa Fenley, Drew Straub, Ann Magnuson, Tseng Kwong Chi, Dan Friedman, John Sex, Bruno Schmidt, Carmel Schmidt, Tony Shafrazi, Fab Five Fred, Henry Geldzahler, Kermit Osward, Futura 2000, Donald Rubell, Mera Rubell, LA II, Jeffrey Deitch, Joan Haring, Allen Haring, Madonna, and Bill T. Jones]
• Part III, 1984-1986 [Keith Haring, Kermit Osward, Paige Powell, Roy Lichtenstein, Jeffrey Deitch, Julia Gruen, George Condo, Rodney Greenblatt, Brooke Shields, Leo Castelli, Carmel Schmidt, Bruno Schmidt, Dan Friedman, Kenny Scharf, Juan Rivera, Timothy Leary, Dorine Mignot, and Laurie Meadoff]
• Part IV, 1986-1990 [Keith Haring, Paige Powell, Yoko Ono, Daniel Templon, Claude Picasso, Roger Nellens, George Mulder, William S. Burroughs, John Giorno, Timothy Leary, Gil Vasquez, Hans Mayer, Tony Shafrazi, Francesco Clemente, Deborah Arman, Julia Gruen, Margaret Slabbert, Adolfo Arena, Martin Blinder, Kristen Haring, Kermit Oswald, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Philip Hays, Juan Rivera, Sean Kalish, and John Gruen]
• Chronology:
• One-Man Exhibitions
• Selected Group Exhibitions
• Special Projects
• Selected Bibliography
• Selected Books and Catalogues
• Photo Credits
• Index