Andy Warhol (nonfiction)

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).

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

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  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.

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  Pop art wishes Andy were here to keep making money.

Fiction cross-reference

• Andy Warhol

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Fifteen minutes of fame (nonfiction)
• Pop art (nonfiction)

External links:

• Andy Warhol (nonfiction) @ Wikipedia