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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.
Shot Marilyns Publicity portrait of Marilyn Monroe for the 1953 film Niagara. Shot Marilyns is a series of silkscreen paintings produced in 1964 by Andy Warhol, each canvas measuring 40 inches square, and each a portrait of Marilyn Monroe.
Warhol created this work after the Air France Flight 007 accident in which 129 (later 130 after one died of injuries) people aboard were killed with only 2 (initially 3) survivors. The Atlanta Art Association had sponsored a month-long tour of the art treasures of Europe, and 106 [ 2 ] of the passengers were art patrons heading home to Atlanta ...
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Race Riot is a 1964 acrylic and silkscreen painting by the American artist Andy Warhol that he executed in 1964. It fetched $62,885,000 at Christie's in New York on 13 May 2014. [ 1 ] [ a ]
The original 1953 publicity photo. The Marilyn Monroe portfolio is a portfolio or series of ten 36×36 inch silkscreened prints on paper by the pop artist Andy Warhol, first made in 1967, all showing the same image of the 1950s film star Marilyn Monroe but all in different, mostly very bright, colors.
They may not be Campbell Soup cans, but tasty, original works from pop art icon Andy Warhol’s formative years are currently under the hammer. ‘Andy Warhol by Hand: The 1950s’ auction ...
In 1985, Amiga Computers asked Warhol to create a few works for the company's Lincoln Center promotional event in which thousands of people would watch the artist's work live. The original files ...