Andy warhol biography video
Andy Warhol Biography | American Masters - PBS
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- Andy Warhol begins by delving deep into his impoverished upbringing in s–’40s Pittsburgh, taking a rare look behind the façade of one of the most famous Pop Art celebrities in history.
Andy Warhol: An American Prophet (Art History Documentary)
- Andy Warhol is one of the most instantly recognisable artists of modern times.
The Life of Andy Warhol (documentary - part one) - YouTube
- Part 1 of the documentary.
Biography
Andy Warhol, born Andrew Warhola on August 6, 1928, was the youngest of three sons born to Andrej Warhola and Julia Zavacky Warhola. His parents immigrated to the Unite
d States from the European region that is now Slovakia, settling into the working-class neighborhood of Uptown in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Warhol graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Fine Art in Pictorial Design in 1949 and soon after moved to New York City to pursue a career as a commercial artist.
Throughout the 1950s, he became one of the most successful illustrators of his time and won numerous awards for his work. His clients included Tiffany & Co., The New York Times, I. Miller Shoes, Bonwit Teller, Columbia Records, Fleming-Joffe, NBC, and others. Much of his commercial work was based on photographs and other source images, a process he would use for the rest of his life. While he continued to work as a c
Andy Warhol - Biography | Masters & Contemporary
| Andy Warhol, an American Prophet. | |
| Andy Warhol is one of the most instantly recognisable artists of modern times. | |
| Part 1 of the documentary. |
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- Andy Warhol, an American Prophet.