Slovak Andrej Warhol
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Andy Warhol Was Born Andrej Warhola
Andy Warhol was a painter, publisher, actor, filmmaker and major figure of the Pop Art movement. Everybody knows that, everybody could find it elsewhere on Internet. But what doesn't everybody know is what origin he had. He was officially American, but where did his parents come from? That's right, from Slovakia, the heart of Europe. Andy Warhol was born as Andrej Varhola, and that is typical Slovak name.
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Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (Andrew Warhola, Andrej Varhola) was born in Pittsburgh in 1928.
His parents were Slovaks, or Carpatho - Rusyns who immigrated from eastern Slovakia. They were born in small village Mikova, near little town Medzilaborce in Slovakia.
Why did they leave Slovakia
Well, at that time everybody does, especially Irish. Main reason was an economic crisis and depression in Slovakia in the early 20's. Warhol family heard that in America would be better life. Everybody knew it in the Europe during this period. So, Andrej's (Andy's) parents Ondrej and Julia packed their staff and said good bye, ( I would say to their family and friends in Mikova, but everybody went with them :)), and decided to find a lucky life in Pittsburgh, Pensylvania, USA. If they did not left Slovakia, can you imagine what could posssibly happen with Andy's wonderful talent for drawing?
Warhol's Most famouse Quotation
In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.
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Most influential person in Andy's life was his mother Julia Varholova - Julia Warhol.
She was born, Julia Zavacka, in Mikova - Slovakia, before Czechoslovakia. She was married to Ondrej Warhola and to the USA emigrated in 1921.
The Zavacky family were Carpatho-Rusyn decent like the Warhola family.
Music, dance and art were always important part of families in Slovakia and in Julia Zavacka life too. It was heritage of every Slovak, or Eastern Europenian family at this time.
The blue collors means, there are living Carpatho - Rusyns, one of the national minority in Slovakia.
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Who are the Carpatho-Rusyns?
There is still much debate by regarding the origin and early history of Slavic people. What is agreed upon, the Slavic people lived in the Mountains of the Carpaths region from the sixth century AD. The Carpatho - Rusyns are the descendant of one of the Slavic tribe lived along the Wisla river called the White Croats (Bilyj Horvaty).
By the year of 900, the waves of Slavic settlers calling themselves Rus came from the east and began assimilated with White Croats. From The Kievan Rus kingdom they adopted their national name Rusyni, meaning the descendant of Rus.
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By the year of 900, the waves of Slavic settlers calling themselves Rus came from the east and began assimilated with White Croats. From The Kievan Rus kingdom they adopted their national name Rusyni, meaning the descendant of Rus.
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The region where Warhol's parents were born and lived, is on the UNESCO world heritage list with the wooden churches of Slovak part of Carpathian Montain Area.
Warhol's mother during the Easter holidays decorated eggs beautifully with wax patterns in the Pisanky tradition.
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WindyWinters
Mar 24, 2011 @ 10:38 pm | delete
- He was a wonderful artist and an interesting character. Thanks for sharing his heritage. :)
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nancycarol
Feb 19, 2011 @ 1:42 pm | delete
- Thank you for sharing Andy Warhol's heritage with us. I like having an inside glimpse of what made Andy, well...Andy, a very talented artist.
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mismatch
Feb 2, 2011 @ 7:37 am | delete
- I did find the lens interesting. Keep up the good lensmaking!
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Mujjen
Feb 2, 2011 @ 4:09 am | delete
- Andy Warhol- very creative, maybe a little strange! Didn't know about his Slovak roots.
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stuhaynes
Jan 14, 2011 @ 5:36 am | delete
- A very complicated character and maybe a little strange. Good lens though...
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When the press asked Warhol where he and his family come from, he said from nowhere.
Andy Warhol got through his mother big love to Slovakia. She enjoyed singing traditional folk songs that she learned since her childhood, she loved drawing and doing everything what she brought, learned, knew from Slovakia . I'm sure, that he never forgot where he came from.
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Andy Warhol got through his mother big love to Slovakia. She enjoyed singing traditional folk songs that she learned since her childhood, she loved drawing and doing everything what she brought, learned, knew from Slovakia . I'm sure, that he never forgot where he came from.
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