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Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol Note sheet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Campbell's Soup Cans | A series of 32 paintings first exhibited at the Ferus Gallery, each depicting a different flavor of soup. |
| The Factory | Andy Warhol’s silver-foiled Manhattan studio where he mass-produced art and hosted "superstars." |
| Marilyn Diptych | A 1962 silkscreen work featuring 50 images of Marilyn Monroe, half in color and half in black and white. |
| Silkscreen | The industrial printing process Warhol used to create repeated images and portraits of celebrities. |
| Death and Disaster Series | A collection of works depicting gruesome scenes like car crashes, suicides, and the "Big Electric Chair." |
| Screen Tests | Short, silent film portraits of people visiting the Factory, shot on 16mm film and projected in slow motion. |
| Fifteen Minutes of Fame | The famous phrase coined by Warhol regarding the fleeting nature of celebrity in the future. |
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | The neo-expressionist artist who was Warhol's mentee and collaborator on the "punching bag" series. |
| Oxidation Paintings | Works created by urinating on canvases covered in copper paint, causing a chemical greening effect. |
| Edie Sedgwick | The socialite and "It Girl" who was one of Warhol's most famous "Superstars" and starred in many of his films. |
| The Velvet Underground | The rock band managed by Warhol, for whom he designed a peelable banana album cover. |
| Brillo Boxes | Sculptures made of wood painted to look like mass-produced soap pad cartons, challenging the definition of art. |
| Valerie Solanas | The radical feminist and author of the SCUM Manifesto who attempted to assassinate Warhol in 1968. |
| Empire | An eight-hour-long avant-garde film consisting of a single continuous shot of the Empire State Building. |
| Thirteen Most Wanted Men | A controversial mural created for the 1964 World's Fair featuring police mugshots. |