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1.name: Andrew Warhola, commonly known as Andy Warhol, year born: August 6, 1928, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania U.S. 2. studied in: Warhol showed early artistic talent and studied commercial art at the School of Fine Arts at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh (nowCarnegie Mellon University). he majored in pictorial design. Upon graduation, Warhol moved to New York where he found steady work as a commercial artist. He worked as an illustrator for several magazines including Vogue, Harper´s Bazaar and The New Yorker and did advertising and window displays for retail stores such as Bonwit Teller and I. Miller. Prophetically, his first assignment was for Glamour magazine for an article titled "Success is a Job in New York. 3. lived in: The family lived at 55 Beelen Street and later at 3252 Dawson Street in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh died: February 22, 1987 (aged 58), New York City, U.S. 4.1952: ANDY WARHOL HAS HIS FIRST EXHIBITION IN NEW YORK. The exhibit was at the Hugo Gallery on Fifty-fifth Street. It was called Fifteen Drawings Based on the Writings of Truman Capote. Having been attracted by the jacket photograph of Truman Capote on his book Other Voices, Other Rooms, Andy tried to contact TRUMAN CAPOTE, sending him various letters and then telephoning him at his apartment. Capote's mother, an alcoholic who lived with Truman, was at first friendly toward Andy though she eventually told him to leave her son alone, calling Warhol a faggot. Although invited to the opening, Truman Capote did not attend. Current Exhibitions: Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol Flowers, 1964 Single Edition Print, 1/300 Founding Collection, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh © 2008 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / ARS, New York Andy Warhol: 15 Weeks of Fame October 17, 2008 - February 1, 2009 Organized by the Arkansas Arts Center in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Museum, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Andy Warhol: 15 Weeks of Fame presents the Pop Art legend at his best! Firmly established as a major 20th-century artist, international celebrity and cultural icon,

Warhol changed the art world's definition of what art truly is. The exhibition features Warhol's paintings, drawings, celebrity silkscreen prints, three-dimensional objects, famous screen tests and his Silver Clouds installation. This show is the first of its kind in Arkansas. Admission to the exhibition is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8 for children/students.

6. painting: 200 CAMPBELL SOUP CANS

Campbell Soup Cans 1962,by Andy Warhol In July 1962 Andy Warhol exposed his Soup Can's for the very first time. In total he painted 32 Campbell's Soup Cans in the manner that they were displayed in grocery shops: next to eachother and at equal distances. This piece of art was a provocation against the artistic society as he brought supermarkets and art galleries to the same level. Medium: Oil on canvas Original Size: 6 ft x 8 ft 4 in Style: Pop Art Genre: Consumer products Location: Leo Castelli Gallery, New York

References: http://www.arkarts.com/exhibitions/current_exhibitions/andy-warhol.asp

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