Warhol

Andy Warhol Andy Warhol, the American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and filmmaker was born in Pittsburgh in 1928. Andy Warhol graduated in 1949 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in pictorial design, with hopes of becoming an art teacher in the public schools. While in Pittsburgh, he worked for a department store arranging window displays, and often was asked to simply look for ideas in fashion magazines. While recognizing the job as a waste of time, he recalls …

…a series of Time Capsules, cardboard boxes he filled with the materials of his everyday life, including mail, photos, art, clothing, collectibles, etc. Major artwork in the 1980s includes his series of the Last Supper paintings. In the mid-1980s his television shows aired nationally on MTV and on MSG cable television in New York. Warhol died in New York City on February 22, 1987, due to complications following surgery to remove his gall bladder. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**