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Andy Warhol (1928–1987) Warhol’s Life Born in 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Sick as a child and stayed home from school for long periods of time His mom, Julia, taught him to draw Andrew Warhola, age 8 Warhol’s Life Dreamed of a glamorous life Loved Hollywood, photography, drawing, cartoons, and movie magazines Andy Warhol's autographed photographs of movie stars, ca. 1940 Developing His Talent Parents encouraged him to develop his art; he took free art classes in elementary school at Carnegie Institute Parents worked hard to send him to art school Graduated from Carnegie Tech with a Fine Arts degree Girl in Park, 1948, AWF Finding Work Moved to New York in 1949 and worked as a commercial illustrator for 10 years Warhola changed to Warhol Winged Figures and Fashion Accessories (detail), 1950s, ©AWF Warhol’s Early Career as an Illustrator Blotted Line Technique Developed a blotted line technique to create whimsical, decorative, and stylish illustrations Angel, c. 1957; Female Head, 1950s; Girl's Head, 1950s, 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy, 1955 Always looking for work; drew pictures of shoes and food, portraits of friends, and his cats At one time, had 25 cats named Sam Warhol Wanted to Be a Serious Artist Fame was important Took everyday items and made them art Developed “Pop Art” First artist who was a superstar Famous like Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, LeBron James, Madonna, and Mickey Mouse Campbell’s Soup I, 1968 32 Campbell’s Soup Cans, 1962 100 Cans, 1962 (oil on canvas) 3 Coke Bottles 1962 Green Coca-Cola Bottles 1962 (acrylic) Pop Art – “Popular” Strong and powerful prints with bright colors Repeats images to get attention Cow, ca 1966-1971 Silkscreen So busy that he got help from his mom, friends, and hired assistants Developed “silkscreening” http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/multimedia/videos/122 The Factory The artist in his studio, circa 1964 Artwork: © 2011 The Andy Warhol Foundation the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. From Advertising to Movie Stars Marilyn, 1967, © AWF Liz, 1964, © AWF Mickey Mouse, 1981 Beyond the Canvas Filmmaking and photography Lectured at colleges Published a magazine, Interview: A Monthly Film Journal Music promoter Returned to painting in 1972 Died in 1987 Andy Warhol, Self-Portraits with Fright Wig, 1986. Courtesy of Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London. © 2011 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York . Life Filled with Excitement Made movies that were important in film history Always in the news Wealthy and famous artist Lived the life he wanted Create Your Own Warhol!