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Andy Warhol

Also known as Andrew Warhola, Andrew Warhol, Drella, Andrej Varchol, Andrej Warhol

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

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Andy Warhol was an American artist, film director, and producer who lived from 1928 to 1987. He is a significant figure in modern art history, though the specific reasons for his importance would require additional context to explain accurately.

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Person · Open Library

Born: August 6, 1928
Died: February 22, 1987
Works: 294

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Le cento immagini di Andy Warhol
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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1928-08-06
Active to: 1987-02-22

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Listeners: 1,600
Total plays: 10,277

Recent publications · Crossref

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A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,405x
Very high resolution interpolated climate surfaces for global land areas
· 2005 · cited 16,547x
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
· 2022 · cited 13,134x
Astropy: A community Python package for astronomy
· 2013 · cited 13,131x
A view of cloud computing
· 2010 · cited 6,764x

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Quotes

“Andy Warhol: I think everybody should like everybody.Gene Swenson: Is that what Pop Art is all about?Andy Warhol: Yes, it's liking things.”
“The reason I'm painting this way is that I want to be a machine, and I feel that whatever I do and do machine-like is what I want to do.”
“I think of myself as an American artist: I like it here.. .I feel I represent the U.S. in my art but I'm not a social critic. I just paint those things in my paintings because those things are the things I know best. I'm not trying to criticize the U.S. in any way, not trying to show up any ugliness at all. I'm just a pure artist, I guess. But I can't say if I take myself seriously as an artist. I just hadn't thought about it. I don't know how they consider me in print, though.”
“If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface; of my paintings and films and me, and there I am. There's nothing behind it.”
“In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.”
“Pelé is one of the few who contradicted my theory [...] Instead of 15 minutes of fame, he will have 15 centuries.”

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Official website: www.warhol.org
Image: Andy Warhol at the Jewish Museum (by Bernard Gotfryd) – LOC.jpg

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date of birth: 1928-08-06
date of death: 1987-02-22
Commons category: Andy Warhol
Commons gallery: Andy Warhol
Commons Creator page: Andy Warhol
name in native language: Andy Warhol
birth name: Andrew Warhola Jr.
pseudonym: Warhol, Andrew

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Andy Warhol, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Andy Warhol (/ˈwɔːrhɒl/ ; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist and filmmaker. Widely regarded as the most important artist of the second half of the 20th century, Warhol's practice spanned various media, including painting, filmmaking, photography, publishing, and performance art. A leading figure in the Pop art movement, his work explores the relationship between advertising, consumerism, mass media, and celebrity culture. His embrace of mechanical reproduction challenged traditional boundaries between high and low culture. He is also credited with popularizing the expression "15 minutes of fame."

Born to working-class Rusyn immigrant parents in Pittsburgh, Warhol began his career as a commercial artist in New York before transitioning to fine art. Among his best-known early silkscreen paintings are Campbell's Soup Can (1962), Marilyn Diptych (1962), and Coca-Cola (3) (1962). In the mid-1960s, Warhol began devoting his attention to creating experimental films such as Blow Job (1964) and Empire (1965). He subsequently directed a number of underground films—including Chelsea Girls (1966), Four Stars (1967), and Blue Movie (1969)—featuring a shifting group of personalities known as Warhol superstars. His studio, the Factory, became a hub for avant-garde experimentation, bringing together drag queens, poets, bohemians, musicians, and wealthy patrons. Warhol also managed the influential rock band the Velvet Underground, who performed at his Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1966–67) multimedia events.