Painter
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol was an American Pop artist known for transforming consumer products, celebrities, and mass-media photographs into paintings and repeated screen-printed images.
Andy Warhol quick facts
A concise reference for his life, work, and artistic approach.
| Birth name | Andrew Warhola |
|---|---|
| Born | August 6, 1928 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 1987 · New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Movement | Pop Art |
| Notable paint medium | Acrylic paint |
| Signature process | Screen printing |
| Common subjects | Consumer products, celebrities, news photographs, self-portraits, and repeated commercial imagery |
| Notable works | Campbell's Soup Cans, Marilyn Diptych, and Orange Car Crash Fourteen Times |
Sources: The Andy Warhol Museum, The Museum of Modern Art, and MoMA: Campbell's Soup Cans.