Product Description

Based on dozens of interviews and previouslyunpublished material, Factory Made is the mostcomprehensive account to date of the artistic aurain the 60s. During the period Warhol was producinghis most iconic art: Marilyn, Campbell Soup andBrillo boxes, Steven Watson shows how theever-changing cast of characters at the SilverFactory - an eclectic and eccentric mix ofartists, poets, musicians, filmmakers, hustlersand drag queens - interacted to create more thanfive hundred movies, a now-classic rock album andthousands of photographs and paintings.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #94983 in Books
• Published on: 2003-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 512 pages

Customer Reviews

Behind every man ...
... lies the Factory regulars. Watson tells the stories of each of the Silver Factory regulars in parallel, with attention to detail and balance. No shortage of talent and no shortage of self-destructiveness in this group. Focusing on the sixties seems wise because Warhol accomplished little outside of the sixties. Not focusing on Warhol seems wise because such a gifted group has usually been neglected.

This quality of research and of writing are rare. And, if the draft ever comes back, you can learn from this book several good ways to be rejected.