In the 1960s, Andy Warhol's paintings redefined modern art. His films provoked heated controversy, and his Factory was a hangout for the avant-garde. In the 1970s, after Valerie Solanas's attempt on his life, Warhol become more entrepreneurial, aligning himself with the rich and famous. Bob Colacell[...]
Presents the life and career of the American artist, from his early work as a fashion illustrator to his iconic status as one of the leading painters of the Pop Art movement.[...]
In the five years during which Warhol worked intensively as a filmmaker, he produced 472 portrait films called "Screen Tests". In this book, author Callie Angell catalogues, illustrates, and describes the 189 people who were captured by Warhol's lens, discussing their relationships with him. These p[...]
Pop artist Andy Warhol is a source of continuing fascination and visual excitement. While he first worked as an illustrator, he grew most famous for appropriating images from popular culture and incorporating them into his paintings and silkscreen prints. Abrams' 2011 Warhol engagement calendar feat[...]
Learning about colors has never been so hip! In Andy Warhol's imagination, horses are purple and golden monkeys wear pink baubles on their tails. Through "Andy Warhol's Colors," children willlearn their colors as they discover that in modern art, anything is possible.[...]
An exploration of the work by American artist Richard Bernstein that celebrates his larger-than-life portraits for the covers of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine, as well as his visually arresting fine art, movie posters, and album covers created from the mid-1960s to the 1990s. Richard Bernstein, a[...]
Cursed with bad luck and trapped in a monotonous life, an unfortunate young man named Zazil longs to escape from the drudgery of his waking life and the troubled thoughts that haunt him. A good luck charm that Zazil finds in a dusty curio shop proves to be his ticket away from the mundane, but it br[...]
By the mid-1970s, Andy Warhol was veering away from his earlier focus on mainstream celebrities and toward more eclectic subjects, such as the cross-dressers in his "Ladies and Gentlemen" series. In 1976, he made a series of paintings and drawings of the Native American actor and activist Russell Me[...]
"So many categories!" Andy Warhol would complain during his rigorous, nearly obsessive daily shopping regimen of antique stores, galleries, auction houses, and flea markets. Though best known as a proponent of the avant-garde, Warhol was also passionately engaged with the historical past, an interes[...]
This must-have 16-month calendar from the Andy Warhol Foundation highlights pop artist Andy Warhol's most iconic images in combination with rarely seen ones. Quotations from the artist are interspersed throughout.[...]
This brilliant 16-month wall calendar from The Andy Warhol Foundation features the artist's most iconic images in combination with less-well-known ones.[...]
Celebrated during his lifetime as much for his personality as for his paintings, Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is the man who invented Pop Art, the notion of 15 minutes of fame and the idea that an artist could be as illustrious as the work he creates. With a unique, focused look at Warhol's life, this gr[...]
Celebrated during his lifetime as much for his personality as for his paintings, Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is the man who invented Pop Art, the notion of 15 minutes of fame, and the idea that an artist could be as illustrious as the work he creates. With a unique, focused look at Warhol's life, this g[...]
Was Andy Warhol a hoarder? Did Einstein have autism? Was Frank Lloyd Wright a narcissist? In this surprising, inventive, and meticulously researched look at the evolution of mental health, respected journalist Claudia Kalb gives readers a glimpse into the lives of high-profile historic figures throu[...]
Was Andy Warhol a hoarder? Did Einstein have autism? Was Frank Lloyd Wright a narcissist? In this surprising, inventive, and meticulously researched look at the evolution of mental health, acclaimed health and science journalist Claudia Kalb gives readers a glimpse into the lives of high-profile his[...]
From the author of "Strapless "and "Guest of Honor," a book about a little-known road trip Andy Warhol took from New York to LA in 1963, and how that journey--and the numerous artists and celebrities he encountered--profoundly influenced his life and art.
In 1963, up-and-coming artist Andy Warho[...]