Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987

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Dates:
Birth 1928-08-06
Death 1987-02-22
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was an American artist and film maker.

From the description of Andy Warhol collection of photographs of actors, 1915-1967. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79392132

Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1928. He studied commercial art at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, graduating in 1949. After graduation, Warhol went to New York where he worked as an illustrator for magazines such as Vogue and Harpar's Bazaar, and commercial advertising. A modern artist with a wide range of mediums, Warhol's art included portraits, sculpture, mass media advertising, such as the Campbell's soup can, and films. Andy Warhol died on February 22, 1987.

From the description of Andy Warhol collection, 1994-1997. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 320798878

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Subjects:

  • Art, American
  • Art
  • Gay artists
  • Motion picture actors and actresses

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  • Collector
  • Photographers

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