Andy Warhol (Andrew Warhola) 1928-1987
Andy Warhol was born in 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA, and studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh from 1945-1949, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Initially, he worked as a commercial artist in the 50s. Glamour magazine and other periodicals published Warhol's drawings and his work was also shown by large retailers. He cre
...see more »ated a series of famous illustrations for the I. Miller shoe company and he was honored in 1952 with a showing of illustrations for the well-known author, Truman Capote. During this decade, Warhol frequented a popular and trendy east-side restaurant, Serendipity 3, where he became friendly with the owners. They framed and displayed many of Warhol's "rejected" illustrations on the restaurant walls. The stylish restaurant customers could buy the art for only $25-$50 and an impromptu gallery was started.
Andy Warhol then began a series of silkscreen paintings based on comic strips, advertisements, and newspaper photos of public personalities. His 1961 Campbell's Soup cans painting made him a highly visible celebrity whose actions and statements were instant headlines. A founder of the Pop Art movement of the 1960s, he often collaborated with other artists in creating works such as celebrity portraits, animals, flowers, and pictures of many common household items. In 1963, he began using silkscreen more and more, rather than painting. Also in the 60s, he expanded his efforts to underground movies, but was shot and wounded in 1968 by Valerie Solanis, an actress from his films. In 1969, Warhol began to publish a fashion and gossip magazine, Interview.
In the 70s, he began work on his highly popular silkscreen serial portraits of famous individuals such as Mao Tse-tung, which sold for very high prices. He also created his "Hammer and Sickle" series. In 1975, he wrote and published an autobiography, "The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)".
Warhol died February 22, 1987, in New York. His collection of antiques and collectibles was auctioned after his death in 1987. In 1994, The Andy Warhol Museum opened in Pittsburgh.
Approximately 43 of his original works sold for more than a million dollars in 2006, making Warhol one of the most expensive artists in the world. Individual pieces have sold for far more, with "Liz" (a portrait of Elizabeth Taylor) selling for 11.25 million dollars in May, 2006. In November, 2006, Orange Marilyn sold for 14.5 million, Sixteen Jackies for 14 million and Mao for 15.5 million dollars. The value of his collected works has increased by more than 350% in the last ten years.
Partial list of works:
Paintings/Silk Screens
1960 Water Heater (Museum of Modern Art, New York City)
1962 100 Soup Cans (Darmstadt)
1962 Marilyn Diptych (Tate, London)
1965 Flowers (Museum of Modern Art, New York City)
1966 Self-Portrait (Museum of Modern Art, New York City)
1965 Seven Decades of Janis (Museum of Modern Art, New York City)
Green Coca-Cola Bottles (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City)
1974 Mao Zedong
Films
1963 Sleep, 1963 Blow Job, 1964 Empire, 1964 Mario Banana, 1964 Harlot , 1965 My Hustler , 1966 Chelsea Girls, 1967 Bike Boy, 1968 Lonesome Cowboys, 1969 Blue Movie, 1972 Women in Revolt, 1973 Flesh for Frankenstein, 1974 Blood for Dracula« see less
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