Chapter 1
From commercial illustrator to pop art pioneer
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Chapter 2
Inside the Silver Factory
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Chapter 3
The art of mass production
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Chapter 4
The birth of the modern art celebrity
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Master of Andy Warhol and the pop art revolution
Ch 1 · From commercial illustrator to pop art pioneer
Glossary
popular culture (noun)
The ideas, media, and entertainment that are widely shared and loved by everyday people, like hit songs, viral trends, and blockbuster movies. When Andy Warhol painted Campbell's soup cans, he proved that even ordinary supermarket items from popular culture could be celebrated as high art.
The ideas, media, and entertainment that are widely shared and loved by everyday people, like hit songs, viral trends, and blockbuster movies. When Andy Warhol painted Campbell's soup cans, he proved that even ordinary supermarket items from popular culture could be celebrated as high art.
Fun Fact
Soup can lunch: Andy Warhol claimed he painted Campbell's Soup cans simply because he ate the same soup for lunch every single day for twenty years.
Glossary
commercial art (noun)
Graphic art created for commercial purposes, especially advertising and packaging. In 1949, Andy Warhol began his career in New York drawing shoe advertisements for Glamour magazine.
Graphic art created for commercial purposes, especially advertising and packaging. In 1949, Andy Warhol began his career in New York drawing shoe advertisements for Glamour magazine.
Quiz
What unique drawing technique did Andy Warhol develop in the 1950s involving wet ink and absorbent paper?
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What is the name of the art movement of the 1950s and 60s that used imagery from popular culture and consumerism?
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At which Los Angeles art gallery did Andy Warhol first exhibit his Campbell's Soup Cans in 1962?
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Which famous actress was the subject of one of Andy Warhol's early gold-leaf shoe illustrations in the 1950s?