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Andy Warhol

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Andy Warhol

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Andy Warhol, American artist, printer, and cinematographer, was one of the founders of the visual art movement Pop Art. One of the representatives of the pop art movement. Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, and grew up in an immigrant family. In his hometown of Pittsburgh, there is the Andy Warhol Museum to commemorate his works and life. After his great success as a commercial illustrator, Warhol worked as a painter, avant-garde filmmaker, archivist, writer, and more. He also invented the widely circulated "Fifteen Minutes of Fame" theory.

Category
Artists
Nationality
United States
Born
1928-08-06
Died
1987-02-22
Wikidata
Q5603
Occupations film directorpainterphotographerfilm producersculptorvisual artistcinematographerscreenwriterdiaristdesignergraphic designerfilm producerprintmakersketch artistillustratorperformance artistinstallation artistauthormerchantproducerartistdirectorgraphic designer
Aliases Andrej VarcholAndrej WarholAndrew WarholAndrew WarholaAndy WarholDrellaAndy WarholAndy WeehallAndy WarholAndy WarholAndy Warhol

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