Product Description

One of the world's best-known artists, Andy Warhol (1928-1987) still exerts influence on contemporary art and culture. Packed with information about Warhol's prolific creativity, as well as his other cultural interests, the project follows the arc of his life. This beautifully illustrated publication reveals Warhol's rags-to-riches life from his early years in Depression-era Pittsburgh to his success as an illustrator in New York City in the 1950s and his transformation into a notorious Pop Artist, underground filmmaker, author, publisher, collector, recorder and iconic celebrity. With 21 beautifully produced removable facsimile documents help give an unprecedented insight into Warhol's life and work in this unique and authoritative guide to this celebrated modern artist.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #40957 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-14
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages

About the Author
Geralyn Huxley is Curator of Film and Video at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, USA. Matt Wrbican is Archivist at the Museum and has curated more than 20 Warhol exhibitions. He currently supervises Warhol's vast personal archives.

Customer Reviews

Spectacular
I have bought this as a surprise gift so haven't opened all the facsimile pictures enclosed throughout in sealed envelopes. These include posters, stencils for his campbell soup adverts, a get well card from Edie Sedgewick and a cab ticket for his last journey to hospital.

The book is a comprehensive biography of Andy Warhol's life in sections starting with his beginings in Pittsburgh to his sudden death.

Beautiful stunning prints throughout the book and it must be excellent value at Amazon. So much so that I think I will buy another copy for myself and have the thrill of opening my own envelopes.

Sally