An original avant-garde, often controversial American artist and central figure in Pop culture!
To capture the essence of Andy Warhol, a single lens page just cannot possibly begin to scratch the surface. So, let this page be your starting point towards an understanding of who Andy Warhol was and what made him tick!
Why this lens? Well, simply put ... I've written several Eastern European and genealogical-type lenses probing my families' diverse ancestry. Andy Warhol just so happened to come to light because of his last name.
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Andy Warhol at a glance
:For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song).
Andrew Warhola (, August 6, 1928 ? February 22, 1987), more commonly known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became famous worldwide for his work as a painter, avant-garde filmmaker, record producer, author, and public figure known for his membership in wildly diverse social circles that included bohemian street people, distinguished intellectuals, Hollywood celebrities an...
Parents were Varchola, changed to Warhola ...
He was born as Andrew Warhol in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His parents, Ondrej (Andrew) Warhola (original surname was Varchola, he changed it after coming to US) and Júlia Zavacká, were working class immigrants of Ruthenian ethnicity from Miková, in northeast Slovakia; his father worked in the coal mines of Pennsylvania.
What's to love about Andy Warhol?
Well, take a look at this picture! Who else could have turned a Campbell's soup can into POP ART?Appropriating images from popular culture, Warhol created many paintings that remain icons of 20th-century art, such as the Campbell's Soup Cans, Disasters and Marilyns.
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Andy Warhol Links
- Andy Warhol Museum
- The Andy Warhol Museum office website.
- Andy Warhol Foundation
- The official website of the Andy Warhol Foundation.
- Andy Warhol Visual Arts
- The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
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mukunda22 wrote...
Pop culture is fascinating stuff! And Andy Warhol captures that essence, if not originating the essence!!
Fived and faved!!
Posted June 02, 2009
TanituIsland wrote...
Yes a Fan ! So much so I Created a Lens: Homage to President Obama and Pop Art
http://www.squidoo.com/ObamaPopArt
Please Enjoy !
Good Job - Great Lens with Fun Visuals * * 5 * *
Posted May 31, 2009
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Yes, if you are into genealogy and have done any digging into your family's ancestry as I have, you probably have found that your inherited last name was most likely changed--and possibly changed more than once! For example, Andy Warhol wa...
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My great grandmother
Anna Varchola
was born, as a guestimate, in 1870 in Austro-Hungary [later known as Czechoslovakia]. She married Mihaly Kovacs, who was born August 4, 1864 in Austro-Hungary [later known as Czechoslovakia].
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