Warhola, Andrew

(8/6/1928 Pittsburgh-2/22/1987 New York) (USA); aka Varchola, Andrej / Warhol, Andy

   Painter, printmaker, sculptor, drawer, illustrator, filmmaker, writer, and art collector. Arguably the most important figure in the Pop Art movement. Studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. Started as a commercial artist. His art and lifestyle helped define an era. Much of his art was based on American popular culture, including sexual images.

   Reproductions: Blue movie; Kronhausen, 1970c: p. 147 . Double Playmate torso; acrylic and silkscreen; Smith, 1974: pp. 194-195 . Rape in *****; silk screen; Kronhausen, 1968: p. 186 [B]. Sex parts; 1978; silkscreen; Neret 1993: p. 188 [B]. Silver balloon; Kronhausen, 1968: p. 193 [B]. Torso; 1977; Benedict, 1983: p. 49 [C]. Torso series; 1977; oil; Smith, 1980: pp. 176-179 [C].

   [b]Source: Benezit, vol. 14: pp. 648-652; DoA vol. 32: pp. 862-863.