Warhol : the textiles /
Andy Warhol (1928-1987), a giant of twentieth century art, is known to most people for his iconic images of soup cans, Coke bottles, and Marilyn Monroe. Before his meteoric rise to fame in the early 1960s as a Pop Art superstar, Warhol was a highly successful commercial artist in New York. The late...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven, CT ; London :
Yale University Press,
2023
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| Summary: | Andy Warhol (1928-1987), a giant of twentieth century art, is known to most people for his iconic images of soup cans, Coke bottles, and Marilyn Monroe. Before his meteoric rise to fame in the early 1960s as a Pop Art superstar, Warhol was a highly successful commercial artist in New York. The late Matt Wrbican, former chief archivist of the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, once said "there are very few stories left to tell about Warhol, but textiles is one of them". This is the first book devoted to the commercial textile designs of this leading figure in the history of art. With stunning new photography throughout, including unpublished images of newly discovered textiles, the book sheds new light on a previously undocumented but important aspect of Warhol's oeuvre. Featuring over 30 different textiles, from ice cream sundaes to acrobatic clowns, Warhol: The Textiles offers a unique record of the beginnings of one of the twentieth century's greatest artists |
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| Item Description: | Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Fashion and Textile Museum, London, March 31 - September 10, 2023 "In memory of Matt Wrbican, whose knowledge and enthusiasm steered us in the right direction with this book"--Dedication page |
| Physical Description: | 159 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 157) |
| ISBN: | 0300270518 9780300270518 |