Andy Warhol Biography
Summary: Andrew Warhola was born in 1928 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. He attended and graduated Carnegie Institute of Technology majoring in pictorial design. Soon after graduation he moved to New York where he quickly became successful as an artist. He worked for several stores doing displays and also worked for magazines such as Vogue. During his successful career as a commercial artist he shortened his name to Warhol. Then in 1952 be showed his individual artwork which was then shown in several other exhibitions. In the 1960’s he then started creating what is now called pop art and also produced several short films. In 1968 he was shot in his studio, fortunately it was not fatal. In the 70’s he began Interview magazine and then redirected his focus back to painting. Then in the 80’s he had two television shows and collaborated with several other artist for new paintings. Sadly, Warhol died on February22, 1987.
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"Andy Warhol: Biography." Warhol Foundation. 2002. 24 Mar 2009
