The Factory Years, 1964-1967

by Andy Warhol, Nat Finkelstein

An inside member of Andy Warhol's legendary Factory group documents the heydey of American pop culture and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Factory regulars and the society they created.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Celebrity, Biography, Photography

1 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 2000

About the author

Andy Warhol was an American visual artist, film director and producer. A leading figure in the pop art movement, Warhol is considered one of the most important American artists of the second half of the 20th century. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture that flourished by the 1960s, and span a variety of media, including painting, silkscreening, photography, film, and sculpture. Some of his best-known works include the silkscreen paintings Campbell's Soup Cans (1962) and Marilyn Diptych (1962), the experimental films Empire (1964) and Chelsea Girls (1966), and the multimedia events known as the Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1966–67).

Reviews

[Tosh · Rating 5 out of 5]

A dynamite book full of great images of Warhol and Co. circ the mid-60's. Just right before he got shot. The photographer Nat Finkelstein must have been like a fly in the wall - and the shots he got are really terrifric. What is unusual is that there are some photos in color - and rarely does one see Warhol in colkor in the 60's. Think about it!

[AC Church · Rating 4 out of 5]

As Lou Reed has wonderfully put it about the other book with Finkelstein's pictures: "Lousy text, great photos". This book also has great photos (of great people) and it's also slightly marred by a lousy text: Finkelstein's own misanthropic, profane scribblings.

[Christel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pictures - 5 stars
Text - 3 stars - He kinda came off kinda jilted

.... and there is more the 1 page

[Killthehumans Savetheforest · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is a great one for photos and movie stills.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

great images.