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  2. Attempted assassination of Andy Warhol - Wikipedia

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    The song "Andy's Chest" by rock musician Lou Reed is inspired by the attempted assassination of Andy Warhol. He first recorded the song in 1969 with his band the Velvet Underground. He recorded a solo version for his 1972 album Transformer. [27] The attack is the basis for the 1996 film I Shot Andy Warhol directed by Mary Harron.

  3. Valerie Solanas - Wikipedia

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    Valerie Jean Solanas (April 9, 1936 – April 25, 1988) was an American radical feminist known for the SCUM Manifesto, which she self-published in 1967, and her attempt to murder artist Andy Warhol in 1968.

  4. Andy Warhol - Wikipedia

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    Andy Warhol (/ ˈ w ɔːr h ɒ l /; [1] born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director and producer.A leading figure in the pop art movement, Warhol is considered one the most important artists of the second half of the 20th century.

  5. Inside the glamorous life and tragic death of Warhol-muse ...

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    Fifty years after her death at 29, Candy Darling – born Jimmy Slattery, of Massapequa, Long Island – is finally getting the star billing the Andy Warhol underground film star...

  6. Andy Warhol masterpiece from ‘Death And Disaster’ series to ...

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    A rare masterpiece from Andy Warhol’s celebrated Death And Disaster series is expected to fetch more than 80 million dollars (£69 million) at auction. The titan of pop art, who was said to be ...

  7. Big Electric Chair - Wikipedia

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    Big Electric Chair, created in 1967, is part of a series of works by Andy Warhol depicting an electric chair. Death by electrocution was a controversial subject in New York City, where the artist lived and worked, especially after the last two executions at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in 1963. The empty chair is believed to be a metaphor ...

  8. Edie Sedgwick - Wikipedia

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    Lupe is often thought to be Sedgwick's last Warhol film, but she filmed The Andy Warhol Story with Rene Ricard in November 1966, almost a year after finishing Lupe. The Andy Warhol Story was an unreleased film that was only screened once at The Factory. Along with Sedgwick, the film featured Ricard satirically pretending to be Warhol.

  9. Andy Warhol’s Factory made a fortune off other people’s work ...

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    After Prince’s 2016 death, Condé Nast paid the Andy Warhol Foundation $10,000 to re-run a photo; Goldsmith was neither paid nor credited. In the decision last year, the Supreme Court found that ...