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Andy Warhol was a film director, painter and photographer, born on August 6, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Death is recorded on February 22, 1987, at the age of 58. Andy Warhol was educated at Schenley High School and Carnegie Mellon University. Notable works include Campbell's Soup Cans II, Chelsea Girls and Exploding Plastic Inevitable.
My Take
Warhol is the rare artist whose greatest masterpiece might be his own persona. What fascinates me isn't the soup cans themselves but the nerve behind them — a commercial illustrator from working-class Pittsburgh deciding that fame, repetition, and consumer junk were worthy subjects for fine art. He understood mass media decades before the rest of us lived inside it; the fifteen-minutes line reads like a prophecy of social media. I find his films harder to love than his silkscreens, but even the difficult work feels like research notes for the world we now inhabit. Nearly forty years after his death, his influence is so total it has become almost invisible.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Andy Warhol
- Name (Japanese)
- アンディ・ウォーホル
- Reading
- あんでぃ・うぉーほる
- Born
- August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987
- Origin
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Occupation
- film director / painter / photographer / film producer / sculptor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dragon
2. Background
- High school
- Schenley High School
- University
- Carnegie Mellon University
3. Works & records
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | Campbell's Soup Cans II |
| Notable work | Chelsea Girls |
| Notable work | Exploding Plastic Inevitable |
| Notable work | Marilyn Diptyque |
| Notable work | Shot Marilyns |
4. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.warhol.org
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy%20Warhol
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AB
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5603
5. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Andy Warhol born?
Born August 6, 1928.
When did Andy Warhol die?
Died February 22, 1987, aged 58.
Where was Andy Warhol from?
Andy Warhol was from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
What did Andy Warhol do?
Andy Warhol worked as film director, painter, photographer, film producer, sculptor.
What was Andy Warhol known for?
Notable works include Campbell's Soup Cans II, Chelsea Girls, Exploding Plastic Inevitable.
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