Artist Birthdays, August 6: ANDY WARHOL

ANDY WARHOL (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987)

• Nationality: American
• Field: Painting, illustration, printmaking, photography, sculpture
• Art Movement: Pop Art
• ARTiFact: His view of the media was that they could enable any person to become famous, thus in 1968 he coined the expression, “15 minutes of fame.”
• Artist Quote: “What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest.”
• Important Artwork (shown below): Campbell’s Soup Cans, 1962.

Related Links:

• For more information about the artist, visit www.warhol.org
• Discover more about your favorite artists at Park West Gallery