Andy Warhol
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Andy Warhol 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, film
Warhol in 1980
Warhol (right) as a toddler with his mother, Julia, and his brother, John, c. 1930
Warhol as a student at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, 1947
From 1960 to 1974, Warhol lived at 1342 Lexington Avenue in Carnegie Hill, Manhattan.
Pop art
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Pop art is an art movement that emerged in the United Kingdom and the United States during the mid-to late 1950s. The movement presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from
Eduardo Paolozzi, I was a Rich Man's Plaything (1947). Part of his Bunk! series, this is considered the initial bearer of "pop art" and the first to show the word "pop".
Charles Demuth, I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold 1928, collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Richard Hamilton's collage Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing? (1956) is one of the earliest works to be considered "pop art".
Andy Warhol, Campbell's Soup Cans, 1962