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Andy Warhol (/ˈwɔrhɒl/; born Andrew Warhola; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as [[pop art (nonfiction)]].
[[File:Andy_Warhol.jpg|250px|thumb|Andy Warhol.  Between 1966 - 1977, photo by Jack Mitchell.]]'''Andy Warhol''' (/ˈwɔrhɒl/; born '''Andrew Warhola'''; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as [[pop art (nonfiction)]].
 
== Biography ==


His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s.
His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s.


After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist. The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives. It is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist.
After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist.


Warhol's art used many types of media, including hand [[drawing (nonfiction)]], [[painting (nonfiction)]], [[printmaking (nonfiction)]], photography, silk screening, [[sculpture (nonfiction)]], film, and music.
Warhol's art used many types of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music.


He was also a pioneer in [[computer-generated art (nonfiction)]] using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1984, two years before his death.
He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1984, two years before his death.


He founded Interview Magazine and was the author of numerous books, including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol and Popism: The Warhol Sixties.
He coined the widely used expression [[Fifteen minutes of fame (nonfiction)|fifteen minutes of fame]].


He managed and produced The Velvet Underground, a rock band which had a strong influence on the evolution of punk rock music.
== In the News ==


He is also notable as a gay man who lived openly as such before the gay liberation movement. His studio, The Factory, was a well known gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons.
<gallery>
File:Green-Ring Dick-Cavett-Show 1969.jpg|link=Green Ring (AI)|November 19, 1974: [[Green Ring (AI)|Green Ring]] tells [[Dick Cavett (nonfiction)|Dick Cavett]] a funny story about the time [[Alice Beta]] and Andy Warhol ran into each other — "literally ran into each other, ''smacko'', like two outfielders chasing a pop fly" — in some Manhattan nightclub.


Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books, and feature and documentary films. He coined the widely used expression "15 minutes of fame".
File:Cheddar Cheese crop from Campbells Soup Cans MOMA.jpg|link=Pop art (nonfiction)|[[Pop art (nonfiction)|Pop art]] wishes Andy were here to keep making money.
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Many of his creations are very collectible and highly valuable.
== Fiction cross-reference ==


The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is US$105 million for a 1963 canvas titled "Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)".
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* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
A 2009 article in The Economist described Warhol as the "[[bellwether (nonfiction)]] of the [[art market (nonfiction)]]".
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* [[Andy Warhol]]
Warhol's works include some of the most expensive paintings ever sold.


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==


* [[Art market (nonfiction)]]
* [[Fifteen minutes of fame (nonfiction)]]
* [[Bellwether (nonfiction)]]
* [[Pop art (nonfiction)]]
* [[Pop art (nonfiction)]]
== Fiction cross-reference ==
* [[Andy Warhol]]
* [[Pop art]]


== External links ==
== External links ==


* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol Andy Warhol (nonfiction)] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol Andy Warhol (nonfiction)] @ Wikipedia
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Latest revision as of 02:58, 2 August 2021

Andy Warhol. Between 1966 - 1977, photo by Jack Mitchell.

Andy Warhol (/ˈwɔrhɒl/; born Andrew Warhola; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art (nonfiction).

Biography

His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s.

After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist.

Warhol's art used many types of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music.

He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1984, two years before his death.

He coined the widely used expression fifteen minutes of fame.

In the News

  • November 19, 1974: Green Ring tells Dick Cavett a funny story about the time Alice Beta and Andy Warhol ran into each other — "literally ran into each other, smacko, like two outfielders chasing a pop fly" — in some Manhattan nightclub.

    November 19, 1974: Green Ring tells Dick Cavett a funny story about the time Alice Beta and Andy Warhol ran into each other — "literally ran into each other, smacko, like two outfielders chasing a pop fly" — in some Manhattan nightclub.

  • Pop art wishes Andy were here to keep making money.

    Pop art wishes Andy were here to keep making money.

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

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