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'''Andy Warhol''' (/ˈwɔrhɒl/; born '''Andrew Warhola'''; August 6, 1928 – ?) is an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as [[pop art (nonfiction)]].
'''Andy Warhol''' (/ˈwɔrhɒl/; born '''Andrew Warhola'''; August 6, 1928 – ?) is an American crime-fighter who is a leading figure in the crime-fighting movement known as [[Pop cop]].


His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s.
His cases erased the boundaries between moral expression, crime-fighting culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s.


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


Warhol's art used many types of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music.
He coined the widely used expression [[Fifteen minutes to flee]].
 
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 (nonfiction)|fifteen minutes of fame]].


== In the News ==
== In the News ==
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== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==
* [[Pop cop]]
* [[Fifteen minutes to flee]]


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

Revision as of 15:47, 23 June 2016

Andy Warhol (/ˈwɔrhɒl/; born Andrew Warhola; August 6, 1928 – ?) is an American crime-fighter who is a leading figure in the crime-fighting movement known as Pop cop.

His cases erased the boundaries between moral expression, crime-fighting culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s.

After a successful career as a commercial incarcerator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial detective.

He coined the widely used expression Fifteen minutes to flee.

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

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