Andy Warhol

by Linda Bolton

Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the American artist Andy Warhol. Includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.

Genres: Nonfiction, Art

46 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2002

Reviews

[Mandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, though I am snooty about whether what Warhol produced was Art. It doesn't move or interest me, at any rate. This book is very informative about what Warhol did, but gave me no sense at all of the man.

[Steven Godin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basically, in under 50 pages, what we have here is a micro biography. Featuring art, photos and text it quickly glides over Warhol's life, picking out all the most relevant bits. One minute we're in his childhood, the next his move to the Big Apple in 1949 to become a commercial illustrator, and before you know it we get the Campbell's Soup Cans, Lavender Marilyn, a certain banana album cover, the era of the 70s and 80s fly by with the speed of a supersonic jet fighter reaching Warhol's legacy at the end; and that will be that. Although on the skinny side, there's nothing particularly wrong with the way that it's all presented, which is pretty good, but there is this little thing called Wikipedia, which pretty much covers everything here. You could probably read this twice in the time it takes to listen to The Velvet Underground & Nico.

[Tara Thieleke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very thorough adolescent friendly biography on the artist with a nice selection of individual images. It covers his major life events in context with major historical events, his personal interests, artistic seasons, artistic & celebrity influences and aspirations, the social scene surrounding him, his films, magazine Interview, his unique quotes and philosophy, and his impact on the art world.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

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