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Andy Warhol 2

Full Name of Artist (birthname)-Andrew Warhola

Born- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1928 Died- New York City, February 22, 1987

Art Medium/materials- He used silk screen. He also used polymer paints.Andy liked to use water pastels. Also used ink. Liked to use stencils. Also liked to draw on canvas. Liked to use bright colors in his artwork.

Subject/genre- Andy Warhol liked to paint everyday things such as people, soft drinks,news paper articles including destruction, and death. He also used soup cans, celebrities, and movie stars.

Art movement/period of artist- Andy Warhol was a leading pop artist in the 1960's.

Interesting facts about my artist- He liked to use famous people in his artwork, like Marilyn Monroe. He also liked to repeat his images many times in a single picture. He was best known for his simple, colorful pictures of famous people. He was a successful commercial artist. His very first was called Sleep. The movie was 6 hours. It was known as the never-ending masterpiece of his friends sleeping. Nine people attended the premier of the movie.

Works Cited:Venezia, Mike. Andy Warhol. New York:Children Press, 1996 Eldredge, Caharles C. "Warhol, Andy." World Book Student 2011 Harden, Mark. //Andy Warhol//. 16 Feb. 2012. "Scan by Mark Harden".

Title of artwork- Marilyn Monroe- Andy Warhol painted the golden boot of Elvis Presley in 1956. It was a collage, blotted line and golf-leaf. It was 52.7x and 37.5cm. Some other paintings are the coca-cola, police car, hot dog and the Marilyn Monroe. The year it was created is 1967. He used silk screen and polymer paint as the medium.