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Apr 2, 2014 · Updated: Mar 11, 2022. Photo: Brownie Harris/Corbis via Getty Images. (1928-1987) Who Was Andy Warhol? Andy Warhol was a successful magazine and ad illustrator who became a leading artist of...
Andy Warhol. 1 8. John Warhola, Andy Warhol on the day before he started college, photographed by his brother John in the photo studio that he operated with their cousin John Preksta, September 1945, 1945. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. T600.
Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director and producer. A leading figure in the pop art movement, Warhol is considered one of the most important American artists of the second half of the 20th century.
Andy Warhol was the most successful and highly paid commercial illustrator in New York even before he began to make art destined for galleries. Nevertheless, his screenprinted images of Marilyn Monroe, soup cans, and sensational newspaper stories, quickly became synonymous with Pop art.
Nov 16, 2022 · Warhol was a prime mover of Pop Art, and though he didn’t invent the genre, he possessed a unique insight into its implications, due partly to his own story.
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Nov 12, 2018 · 1. Warhol Before Warhol. One of Madison Avenue’s most in-demand illustrators. 2. Hand-Painted Pop. Scrutinizing the signs and symbols of postwar America. 3. Mechanical Reproduction. Discovering the heroism of everyday objects (over and over again) 4. Silver Screens. From screen to canvas, Warhol reflects on our obsession with celebrity. Andy Warhol
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