Angels, Angels, Angels

by Andy Warhol

In the 1950s, before he made his famous paintings of soup cans, Marilyn, and Chairman Mao, Andy Warhol produced thousands of witty, whimsical drawings. This book, filled with drawings culled from the archives of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, collects images of one of his favorite subjects - angels - in an irresistible small-format edition. Here are sturdy cherubs, graceful seraphim, and mischievous cupids - all accompanied by playful quotations from Warhol's books and diaries, such as "I've never met a person I couldn't call a beauty" and "People have so many problems with love, always looking for someone to be their... souffle that can't fall." Beautiful and charming, this book will make a perfect gift for anyone who loves angels or Andy.

Genres: Art, Poetry, Nonfiction

Hardcover

Published October 30, 1994

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

[Beverlee Jobrack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this focus on the joy and beauty in living.

[Max · Rating 4 out of 5]

Certainly interesting. I received this little number as part of a used book subscription. I wasn't aware Warhol had ever written or doodled little books. I know only of his pop art and personality quirks so I was surprised when I saw this in my monthly delivery. It's a quick read with creepy doodles. The basic message is anyone can be beautiful, everyone is beautiful. A cute coffee table or bathroom book.

[Lenore Kuipers-Cummins · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book one that I would like to make a coffee table book. Andy Warhol says so much that I want to remember...it's a comforting book. "I broke something today, and I realized I should break something once a week...to remind me how fragile life is."

"People would like you even more for being strong enough to say you were different and actually have fun with it."

"They always say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.'

[LibbyZally · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are some really good quotes in here, some I’d like to say out loud.

[Quinn]

coffee table book

[Meghan · Rating 5 out of 5]

i just like everybody

and i believe in everything




thank u bella and that hostile coffee shop and andy warhol, pittsburgh legend, oakland king

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

My favorite artist in the world, what a man. A great pick me up to keep by your night stand