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Andy Warhol

(American, 1928–1987)

howdy doody by andy warhol

Andy Warhol

Howdy Doody, 1981

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Andy Warhol

San Francisco Silverspot, 1983

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teddy roosevelt by andy warhol

Andy Warhol

Teddy Roosevelt, 1986

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Andy Warhol

General Custer, 1986

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Andy Warhol

VIP Ticket - Studio 54, 1978

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Andy Warhol

Shoes, 1980

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Andy Warhol

Blackglama, 1985

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Biography

Timeline

1928
Born in Pittsburgh, PA
1945 - 1949
Studied Pictural Design at Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, PA
1949
Moved to New York after graduation and worked as a commercial artist
1952
First individual show at the Hugo Gallery, exhibiting Fifteen Drawings Based on the Writings of Truman Capote
1956
First group show at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
1962
Founded the Factory, New York, NY
1968
Valerie Solanis, founder and sole member of SCUM, nearly kills artist, New York, NY
1969
Founded Interview Magazine, New York, NY
1978
Enrolled in the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York, NY
1982
Created cable television show Andy Warhol's TV

Exhibitions

2013 - 2014
De Chirico / Warhol: Self-Portraits, Galerie Andrea Caratsch, St. Moritz, Switzerland
2013
Pop Art Accrochage, Fluegel-Roncak Gallery, Nuremberg, Germany
Andy Warhol - Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, USA
Le Pont - MAC Musées d´Art Contemporain Marseille, Marseille, France
This is Not a Love Song - La Virreina - Centre de la Imatge, Barcelona, Spain
En suspension - FRAC - Pays de la Loire, Carquefou, France
Neuerwerbungen FrÜhjahr 2013 - Galerie Ludorff, Dusseldorf, Germany
Selections from the Mary and Michael J. Tatalovich Collection - Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, USA
The Whole Earth - Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany
Out [o] Fashion Photography: Embracing Beauty - Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, USA
The Polaroid Years - The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie, USA
Iconic Moments - Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, USA
Andy Warhol – Pop Art Classics - Galerie Fluegel-Roncak, Nuremberg, Germany
Von Kopf bis Fuß - Porträts und Menschenbilder in der Sammlung Würth - Kunsthalle Würth, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
Don't Be Shy, Don't Hold Back - The Logan Collection At Sfmoma - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - SFMOMA, San Francisco, USA
Beg, Borrow and Steal - Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, USA
Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection - Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, USA
The Pop Object: The Still Life Tradition in Pop Art - Acquavella Galleries, Inc., New York, USA
The Lyon, the Which and the Warhol - Hofstra University Museum, Hempstead, USA
Creating Myth and Icon - Plains Art Museum, Fargo, USA
The 60s In The Guggenheim Collections. From Informel To Pop Art - Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy
Light Sensitive - Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, USA
Dialog Über Grenzen - Die Sammlung Riese - KOG - Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg, Germany
Andy Warhol - Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Pinups & Portraits - IKON Ltd, Santa Monica, USA
Il Guggenheim. L'avanguardia americana 1945–1980 - Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy
Group Show - Gagosian Gallery, Hong Kong
Andy Warhol: Works on Paper - Sperone Westwater Gallery, Lugano, Italy
Andy Warhol: Works on Paper - Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York, USA
Andy Warhol- Pop Art - Galerie der Stadt Tuttlingen, Tuttlingen, Germany
Shooting Stars: Publicity Stills from Early Hollywood and Portraits by Andy Warhol - The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Andy Warhol – Fifteen Minutes of Fame - Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz, Austria
Andy Warhol: Polaroids 1974 - 1987 - The Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Los Angeles, USA
Warhol - Early Drawings - Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark
2012
Regarding Warhol: Fifty Artists, Fifty Years, The Metropolitan Museum, New York, USA
Andy Warhol, 15 Minutes Eternal, Artscience Museum, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Traveled to Hong Kong Museum of Art
Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, USA
Portraits of Andy Warhol, Ibercaja Obra Social, Zaragoza, Spain. Travelled to Contemporary Art Center of Virginia
2011
Villa Schöningen, Potsdam, Germany
Rivoluzione Warhol, Centro Saint Benin, Aosta, Italy
Picasso to Warhol: Twelve Modern Masters, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, USA
Andy Warhol, Shadows, 1978-1979, Hirshorn Museum, Washington D.C.
Warhol Headlines, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Travelled to Museum fur Modern Kunst, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte
Andy Warhol and Elizabeth Taylor, Gagosian Gallery, New York, USA
Warhol and Basquiat, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Ishoj, Denmark
Warhol and the Diva, The Lowry, Salford Quays, England
Andy Warhol: Ten Portraits of Jews in the Twentieth Century, Waddeson Manor, Buckinghamshire, England
Warhol. Property from the Collection of Gregory McCoy, The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, USA
Andy Warhol: Artists Rooms, Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton, England
American Icons: Andy Warhol and Cars, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, USA
Graphite on Paper: Andy Warhol Drawings, Kantor Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Andy Warhol: Cowboys and Indians, Rockwell Museum of Western Art, Corning, USA
2010
Deeply Superficial: Warhol's Voyeurism, Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, USA (solo)
Andy Warhol in the 1980s, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, USA (solo)
Faces of Warhol, Focus Exhibition in Three Installments, Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA (solo)
2009
Le grand monde d'Andy Warhol, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, France (solo)
Andy Warhol Portraits, Greenfield Sacks Gallery, Santa Monica, USA (solo)
Andy Warhol: Through a Glass Starkly, George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, USA (solo)
Warhol Live, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, USA; Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, USA (solo)
Andy Warhol, Mr. America, Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango, Bogota, Colombia (solo)
Twisted Pair: Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, USA
Warhol TV, La Maison Rouge, Paris, France (solo)
Andy Warhol: Pop Politics, Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, USA (solo)
The Prints of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again), San Jose Museum of Art San Jose, USA (solo)
Andy Warhol: Von Marilyn Bis Mao, Horst-Janssen-Museum, Oldenberg, Germany (solo)
Warhol from the Sonnabend Collection, Gagosian Gallery, New York, USA (solo)
Andy Warhol, The Museum Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial, Taipei, Taiwan (solo)
Warhol Live, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada (solo)
Andy Warhol: Crossroads, Domus Artium (DA2), Salamanca, Spain (solo)
Art for Everyday: Andy Warhol from Object to Practice and Back Again, Museu De Arte Contemporanea Niteroi, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (solo)
Andy Warhol: Cowboys and Indians, Mint Museum of Art Charlotte, USA (solo)
Andy Warhol: 15 Weeks of Fame, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, USA (solo)
Warhol's Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered, The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, USA (solo)
Andy Warhol Portfolios: Life and Legends, Mint Museum of Art Charlotte, USA (solo)
Andy Warhol: Pop Politics, Currier Museum of Art, Syracuse, USA (solo)
Warhol Presents, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, USA
Andy Warhol: Polaroid Portraits, Galerie Clic, St. Bartheleny, French West Indies (solo)
2008
Andy Warhol, Stereo Types, Galerie Daniel Blau, Munich, Germany (solo)
Warhol: 15 Min/24 FPS, University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach, USA (solo)
Andy Warhol: Still-Life Polaroids, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, USA (solo)
Andy Warhol by Andy Warhol, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway (solo)
The Eternal Now: Warhol and the Factory: '63-68, Ikon Gallery Birmingham, England (solo)
Rapid Exposure: Warhol in Series, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, USA (solo)
Andy Warhol's Silver Clouds, Loyala University Museum of Art, Chicago, USA (solo)
Canis Major: Warhol's Dogs and Cats (and other party animals), The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, USA (solo)
Andy Warhol Retrospective, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia (solo)
Self-Portrait exhibition, La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain
Andy Warhol: Larger than Life, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada (solo)
Other Voices, Other Rooms, The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Silent Spring: Warhol's Endangered Species and Vanishing Animals, Morris Museum, Morristown, USA (solo)
Andy Warhol, Centro Cultural de la Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru Lima, Peru (solo)
Andy Warhol Exhibit, New World of Coca-Cola Museum, Atlanta, USA (solo)
2007
Andy Warhol Retrospective, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland (solo)
Andy Warhol Disaster Prints, Kampa Museum Prague, Czech Republic (solo)
Pop Art 1960's - 2000's, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan
Andy Warhol Presents, University Art Museum, Santa Barbara, USA (solo)
Andy Warhol's Dream America, Toledo Museum of Art Toledo, USA (solo)
Andy Warhol - Shadows and other signs of life, Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris, France (solo)
Portraits, Jablonka Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Factory Work: Warhol, Wyeth, and Basquiat, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, USA
Andy Warhol and Minimal Art, Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany (solo)
Andy Warhol Retrospective, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea (solo)
Warhola Becomes Warhol - Andy Warhol: Early Work, Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, USA (solo)
Pop Goes The West: Featuring Roy Lichtenstein: American Indian Encounters and Andy Warhol's, Cowboys and Indians Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis, USA
Andy Warhol's Dream America, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, USA (solo)
Prints of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back again), Kampa Museum Prague, Czech Republic (solo)
Time Capsule 64, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, USA
2006
Warhol's World, Hauser & Wirth, London, England
Man's Best Friend, Lococo Fine Art, St. Louis, USA
Andy Warhol: Vanishing Animals, Medium SARL, St. Barthelemy, French West Indies (solo)
Andy Warhol-Drawings, JGM. Galerie, Paris, France
Skulls, Galerie Andrea Caratsch, Zurich, Switzerland
2005
Andy Warhol Self-Portraits, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Scotland (solo)
Small Drawings of Children & Dolls, Jablonka Galerie, Cologne, Germany

Public Collections

FAIF Collection, Zurich, Switzerland
Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA
Museo Guggenheim, Bilbao, Spain
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, Oslo, Norway
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, MA
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Musée d'Art Contemporain, Marseille, France
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA

Literature

2009
Le Grand monde d'Andy Warhol (Exh. Cat.). Paris, France: RMN, 2009
2008
Aquin, Stephane, Lavigne Emma and Matt Wrbican. Warhol Live (Exh. Cat.). New York: Prestel, 2008
2006
Angell, Callie. Andy Warhol screen tests: the films of Andy Warhol: catalogue raisonné. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2006
2003
Koestenbaum, Wayne. Andy Warhol. New York: Penguin, 2003
Watson, Steven. Factory Made: Warhol and the Sixties. New York: Pantheon, 2003
2002
The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonne, Volume 1: Paintings and Sculpture, 1961-1963. Edited by Georg Frei and Neil Printz. London: Phaidon, 2002
2001
Dillenberger, Jane D. The Religious Art of Andy Warhol. New York City: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2001
1999
Schaffner, Ingrid. The Essential Andy Warhol. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999
Schmuckli, Claudia. Andy Warhol: The Last Supper (Exh. Cat.). New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1999
1997
Bockris, Victor. Warhol: The Biography. New York: Da Capo Press, 1997
1996
Stiles, Kristine; Peter Howard Selz. "Warhol in His Own Words". Theories and documents of contemporary art: a sourcebook of artists' writings. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996
1994
The Andy Warhol Museum. New York: Distributed Art Publishers, 1994
English (US)

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