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Andy Warhol, Prince of Pop (edition 2007)

by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan

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Andy Warhol, the Pittsburgh-bred son of Eastern European immigrants, is well known for his Pop Art masterpieces. But there is more to Warhol than that: he also made films, launched 'Interview' magazine, and forsaw the convergence of art, Hollywood fashion and business as the trend of the future. "In the future everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes." The Campbell's Soup Cans. The Marilyns. The Electric Chairs. The Flowers. The work created by Andy Warhol elevated everyday images to art, ensuring Warhol a fame that has far outlasted the 15 minutes he predicted for everyone else. His very name is synonymous with the 1960s American art movement known as Pop. But Warhol's oeuvre was the sum of many parts. He not only produced iconic art that blended high and popular culture; he also made controversial films, starring his entourage of the beautiful and outrageous; he launched Interview, a slick magazine that continues to sell today; and he reveled in leading the vanguard of New York's hipster lifestyle. The Factory, Warhol's studio and den of social happenings, was the place to be. Who would have predicted that this eccentric boy, the Pittsburgh-bred son of Eastern European immigrants, would catapult himself into media superstardom? Warhol's rise, from poverty to wealth, from obscurity to status as a Pop icon, is an absorbing tale-one in which the American dream of fame and fortune is played out in all of its success and its excess. No artist of the late 20th century took the pulse of his time-and ours-better than Andy Warhol. Praise for Vincent van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist: "This outstanding, well-researched biography is fascinating reading."… (more)
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Title:Andy Warhol, Prince of Pop
Authors:Jan Greenberg
Other authors:Sandra Jordan
Info:Laurel Leaf (2007), Mass Market Paperback, 224 pages
Collections:Artists and Innovators, Your library
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I asked my teenagers whether they had heard of Andy Warhol. One had. When I began talking about the picture of the tomato soup can and the pictures of Marilyn Monroe, all of my teens knew this art in detail. It would be an exceptionally rare soul who has not had some exposure to things Andy today.

Perhaps half of us would chide Warhol’s art or even hesitate to label his prolific output with the term —just as he divided his art professors at Carnegie Tech. It is difficult, however, to dispute the influence Warhol had and continues to have on both the art world and popular culture. Whether you consider Warhol to be an artist or a huckster, there is no denying that Warhol was the first to turn our artistic gaze to everyday objects. When I asked my teens why someone would draw eight-foot pictures of soup cans, an argument commenced and each person had a completely different answer. This arguing is exactly why this book is valuable in social studies classes, art classes, or any class that explores popular culture. Readers should note, however, that this book will take you into the heart of the Factory Studio, known for its sex and drugs and rock and roll. Readers should also note that this tour will be conducted with exceptional insight, cultural and historical awareness, and a fair measure of objectivity.

As with the other artist biographies they have written, Greenberg and Jordan skillfully develop the context of the times along with the life of the artist. They show how Warhol developed from the young Shirley Temple fan in the steel mill town of Pittsburgh to the icon of pop art whose influence is stilling rippling today. Perhaps I should withhold judgment on this book until I see the actual book (I am reviewing from a galley copy that does not have the artwork). I think, however, that Warhol would embrace any errors and claim both versions as the truth. ( )
  edspicer | Nov 5, 2007 |
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Andy Warhol, the Pittsburgh-bred son of Eastern European immigrants, is well known for his Pop Art masterpieces. But there is more to Warhol than that: he also made films, launched 'Interview' magazine, and forsaw the convergence of art, Hollywood fashion and business as the trend of the future. "In the future everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes." The Campbell's Soup Cans. The Marilyns. The Electric Chairs. The Flowers. The work created by Andy Warhol elevated everyday images to art, ensuring Warhol a fame that has far outlasted the 15 minutes he predicted for everyone else. His very name is synonymous with the 1960s American art movement known as Pop. But Warhol's oeuvre was the sum of many parts. He not only produced iconic art that blended high and popular culture; he also made controversial films, starring his entourage of the beautiful and outrageous; he launched Interview, a slick magazine that continues to sell today; and he reveled in leading the vanguard of New York's hipster lifestyle. The Factory, Warhol's studio and den of social happenings, was the place to be. Who would have predicted that this eccentric boy, the Pittsburgh-bred son of Eastern European immigrants, would catapult himself into media superstardom? Warhol's rise, from poverty to wealth, from obscurity to status as a Pop icon, is an absorbing tale-one in which the American dream of fame and fortune is played out in all of its success and its excess. No artist of the late 20th century took the pulse of his time-and ours-better than Andy Warhol. Praise for Vincent van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist: "This outstanding, well-researched biography is fascinating reading."

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