Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol in 1970 Personal information Birth name Andrew Warhola Born August 6, 1928 American Flag, Pittsburgh, (United States) Died February 22, 1987 (58 years) American flag, New York, USA Cause of death Heart rhythm disorder View and modify data on Wikidata Burial Byzantine Catholic Cemetery of St. John the Baptist View and modify the data on Wikidata U.S. citizenship Religion Catholicism View and modify the data on Wikidata Family Parents Andrej Warhola View and modify the data on Wikidata Julia Warhola View and modify the data on Wikidata Education Education Carnegie Institute of Technology (Carnegie Mellon University) Educated in Carnegie Mellon University Schenley High School View and edit data on Wikidata Robert Lepper's student View and modify data on Wikidata Professional information Printing, painting, film, photography area Pop art movement Genre Pictorial portrait and still life See and modify the data in Wikidata Notable works Chelsea Girls Exploding Plastic Inevitable Campbell's soup cans Marilyn Diptych Political party Democratic Party View and modify data on Wikidata Signature Andy Warhol Autograph.svg Web Website www.warhol.org View and modify data on Wikidata [edit data on Wikidata] Andrew Warhola (Pittsburgh; August 6, 1928 - New York; February 22, 1987), commonly known as Andy Warhol, was an American artist and actor who played a crucial role in the birth and development of pop art. After a successful career as a professional illustrator, Warhol gained worldwide fame for his work in painting, avant-garde film and literature, a notoriety that was backed by a skillful relationship with the media and by his role as a guru of modernity. Warhol acted as a link between artists and intellectuals, but also between aristocrats, homosexuals, Hollywood celebrities, drug addicts, models, bohemians and colorful urban characters. Warhol used different media to create his works, such as hand drawing, painting, engraving, photography, screen printing, sculpture, film, and music. The Andy Warhol Museum in his hometown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, contains an extensive permanent collection of art. It turns out to be the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist.