Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. Like his contemporaries Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg, Warhol responded to mass-media culture of the 1960s. His silkscreens of cultural and consumer icons—including Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Campbell’s Soup Cans, and Brillo Boxes—would make him one of the most famous artists of his generation. “The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do,” he once explained.
For a full biography see Part 1, and for earlier works see Parts 1-4 also.
This is Part 5 of a 19-part series on the works of Andy Warhol:
| 1967 The Velvet Underground & Nico album cover |
1969-70 Flowers screenprints 91.4 x 91.4 cm each: