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May 31, 2018 · Andy Warhol Was Shot By Valerie Solanas. It Killed Him 19 Years Later. Moments after Valerie Solanas entered Andy Warhol’s sixth-floor office at 33 Union Square West on June 3,...
- Sarah Pruitt
Valerie Jean Solanas (April 9, 1936 – April 25, 1988) was an American radical feminist known for the SCUM Manifesto, which she self-published in 1967, and for her attempt to murder artist Andy Warhol in 1968. Solanas had a turbulent childhood, suffering sexual abuse from both her father and grandfather, and experiencing a volatile ...
Jun 3, 2015 · June 3, 2015 10:30 AM EDT. A ndy Warhol might have made a career out of “photographing depravity and calling it truth,” according to TIME’s 1968 assessment, but even he had his limits — and...
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Jun 26, 2020 · On June 3, 1968, Valerie Solanas walked into Andy Warhol’s studio, the Factory, with a gun and a plan to enact vengeance. What happened next came to define her life and legacy: She fired...
- Bonnie Wertheim
Jun 4, 2020 · On June 3, 1968, Solanas waited for Warhol outside his new Factory and rode the elevator up with him. After a few minutes, she shot both Warhol and London art critic Mario Amaya with a .32...
Jun 18, 2020 · Who Was Valerie Solanas, the Feminist Revolutionary Who Shot Andy Warhol? By Tessa Solomon. June 18, 2020 3:45pm. Andy Warhol. Dennis Stone/Shutterstock. The first time Andy Warhol...
On June 3, 1968, Valerie Solanas, a troubled writer who had appeared in one of Warhol’s films, shot Andy Warhol in the abdomen at his new studio at 33 Union Square West. She also shot art critic Mario Amaya, and Fred Hughes was in her sights when the elevator doors suddenly opened, and she ran out.