Warhol

=__ Andy Warhol __=

Full Name of Artist - Andrew Warhola

Born- August 6,1928 in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania

Died- February 22,1987 in New York City

Art Medium/materials- silk screening,copys famous paintings like the Mona Lisa,

Subject/genre- soup cans, celebrities, commercial products, soft drink bottles, disasters as news paper images of death and destruction, cartoons, shoes,and every day products.

Style/Art movement- Pop art movement.

Interesting facts about my artist-
 * He was also one of the early pioneers in the development of a technique known as silk screening.
 * His first solo pop art exhibition was in 1962
 * Warhol's most familiar subjects are probably commercial products
 * Andy almost died when he was shot three times in the chest by Valerie Solanis
 * He made movies
 * He called his studio The Factory and it became a famous meeting place for creative people and celebrities
 * Warhol was a hypochondriac and was scared of hospitals and doctors
 * He founded the New York Academy of Art in 1979
 * There is an Andy Warhol Muesum in Pittsburgh

Works Cited- Harden, Mark. Andy Warhol. 16 Feb. 2012. "[] Harden". Eldredge, Charles C. "Warhol, Andy." World Book Student. World Book, 2015. Web. 24 Feb. 2015.  Wooden, Howard E. "Warhol, Andy (1928–1987)." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2015. Web. 24 Feb. 2015.  10 Andy Warhol Facts [] 6 Mar. 2015.

Title of artwork-Marilyn Monroe Size- 52.7 x 37.5 cm The year it was created is 1967