Andy Warhol was born Andrew Warhola on August 6, 1928, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He was the fourth child of Ondrej and Julia Warchola working-class emigrants from Miková, in north-east Slovakia. Andy had two older brothers named Paul and John.
He grew up at 3252 Dawson Street, in the South Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
Andrew developed Sydenham's chorea (also known as St. Vitus' Dance) in Third Grade, causing his extremities to move involuntarily, and he spent much of his childhood in bed listening to music.
Andrew Warhola started signing his pictures ‘Andy Warhol’ in 1942, when he was 14.
Warhol initially pursued a successful career as a commercial illustrator. After exhibiting his work in several galleries in the late 1950s, he began to receive recognition as an influential and controversial artist.
The leading figure in the pop-art movement of the Fifties and Sixties, Warhol was best known for screenprints of celebrities and household objects. His pop painting of Marilyn Monroe was based of the expressionist style of Willem de Kooning.
Andy Warhol's 'Campbell's Soup Cans' exhibition opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles on July 9, 1962. The main exhibit consisted of 32 paintings of cans of every variety of Campbell's Soup available at his local grocery store. The exhibition marked the West Coast debut of pop art.
Warhol subsequently produced a wide variety of art works depicting Campbell's Soup cans during the rest of his career,
Andy Warhol created The Rolling Stones' emblem depicting the big tongue which first appeared on the cover of their Sticky Fingers album.
His art crossed several mediums from hand drawing to painting to printmaking to photography to silk screening, sculpture, film, and music.
He founded his New York studio, The Factory, in 1962. The Factory became a well-known gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, celebrities, playwrights, Bohemian street people and wealthy patrons.
Warhol once made an underground film called Sleep featuring a man sleeping... for over five hours. Only nine people attended the premiere on January 17, 1964 at the Gramercy Arts Theater in New York City - and two walked out.
Warhol promoted a collection of personalities known as Warhol superstars, and coined the widely used expression "15 minutes of fame."
Andy Warhol was shot and severely wounded in 1968 by a radical feminist called Valerie Solanas, the founder of a club called SCUM (Society for Cutting Up Men).
Andy Warhol would go to hair salons to get his wig cut and come back the next month in a longer wig, like his "hair" had grown.
He was the fourth child of Ondrej and Julia Warchola working-class emigrants from Miková, in north-east Slovakia. Andy had two older brothers named Paul and John.
He grew up at 3252 Dawson Street, in the South Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
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| Warhol in 1975 |
Andrew developed Sydenham's chorea (also known as St. Vitus' Dance) in Third Grade, causing his extremities to move involuntarily, and he spent much of his childhood in bed listening to music.
Andrew Warhola started signing his pictures ‘Andy Warhol’ in 1942, when he was 14.
Warhol initially pursued a successful career as a commercial illustrator. After exhibiting his work in several galleries in the late 1950s, he began to receive recognition as an influential and controversial artist.
The leading figure in the pop-art movement of the Fifties and Sixties, Warhol was best known for screenprints of celebrities and household objects. His pop painting of Marilyn Monroe was based of the expressionist style of Willem de Kooning.
Andy Warhol's 'Campbell's Soup Cans' exhibition opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles on July 9, 1962. The main exhibit consisted of 32 paintings of cans of every variety of Campbell's Soup available at his local grocery store. The exhibition marked the West Coast debut of pop art.
Warhol subsequently produced a wide variety of art works depicting Campbell's Soup cans during the rest of his career,
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| Andy Warhol- Campbell's Soup Cans (1962) Wikipedia |
Andy Warhol created The Rolling Stones' emblem depicting the big tongue which first appeared on the cover of their Sticky Fingers album.
His art crossed several mediums from hand drawing to painting to printmaking to photography to silk screening, sculpture, film, and music.
He founded his New York studio, The Factory, in 1962. The Factory became a well-known gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, celebrities, playwrights, Bohemian street people and wealthy patrons.
Warhol once made an underground film called Sleep featuring a man sleeping... for over five hours. Only nine people attended the premiere on January 17, 1964 at the Gramercy Arts Theater in New York City - and two walked out.
Warhol promoted a collection of personalities known as Warhol superstars, and coined the widely used expression "15 minutes of fame."
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| Andy Warhol: Portrait of Dr. Luigi Accame |
Andy Warhol was shot and severely wounded in 1968 by a radical feminist called Valerie Solanas, the founder of a club called SCUM (Society for Cutting Up Men).
Andy Warhol would go to hair salons to get his wig cut and come back the next month in a longer wig, like his "hair" had grown.
Warhol was raised in a Byzantine Catholic family and maintained his religious beliefs throughout his life. He regularly attended church services, and according to accounts, he would often visit a Byzantine Catholic church near his residence in New York City.
While Warhol was not known for openly discussing his religious beliefs, his brother, Paul Warhola, has confirmed that Andy had a deep personal faith and considered himself "really religious." Warhol's religious convictions were said to be a private aspect of his life and not widely known among the public.
Andy Warhol died in Manhattan at 6:32 a.m. on February 22, 1987 at age 58 following gallbladder surgery. He passed away in his sleep from a sudden post-operative irregular heartbeat.
Warhol hoarded everyday items, including airline menus and unpaid invoices. It took nine days to auction his estate after his death.
Andy Warhol's painting of Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong sold for $17.4 million in 2006.
To celebrate Andy Warhol's 85th birthday in 2013, the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh broadcast a streaming video of the artist's grave.
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