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Andy Warhol Paintings & Prints
Andy Warhol was born in 1928 in Pittsburgh as the son of Slovak immigrants. His original
name was Andrew Warhola. His father was as a construction worker and died in an
accident when Andy was 13 years old.
Andy showed an early talent in drawing and painting. After high school he studied
commercial art at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh. Warhol graduated
in 1949 and went to New York where he worked as an illustrator for magazines like
Vogue and Harpar's Bazaar and for commercial advertising. He soon became one of New
York's most sought of and successful commercial illustrators.
In 1952 Andy Warhol had his first one-man show exhibition at the Hugo Gallery in New
York. In 1956 he had an important group exhibition at the renowned Museum of Modern Art.
In the sixties Warhol started painting daily objects of mass production like Campbell
Soup cans and Coke bottles. Soon he became a famous figure in the New York art scene.
From 1962 on he started making silkscreen prints of famous personalities like Marilyn
Monroe or Elizabeth Taylor.
name was Andrew Warhola. His father was as a construction worker and died in an
accident when Andy was 13 years old.
Andy showed an early talent in drawing and painting. After high school he studied
commercial art at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh. Warhol graduated
in 1949 and went to New York where he worked as an illustrator for magazines like
Vogue and Harpar's Bazaar and for commercial advertising. He soon became one of New
York's most sought of and successful commercial illustrators.
In 1952 Andy Warhol had his first one-man show exhibition at the Hugo Gallery in New
York. In 1956 he had an important group exhibition at the renowned Museum of Modern Art.
In the sixties Warhol started painting daily objects of mass production like Campbell
Soup cans and Coke bottles. Soon he became a famous figure in the New York art scene.
From 1962 on he started making silkscreen prints of famous personalities like Marilyn
Monroe or Elizabeth Taylor.
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