Bibliograph

Typex's Andy, a factual fairytale : the life and times of Andy Warhol, art and story, Typex

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Typex's Andy, a factual fairytale : the life and times of Andy Warhol, art and story, Typex

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and filmography

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Typex's Andy

Nature of contents

comics graphic novelsfilmographiesbibliography

Oclc number

1024111330

Responsibility statement

art and story, Typex

Series statement

Art masters

Sub title

a factual fairytale : the life and times of Andy Warhol

Summary

"From the 32 canvas Campbell's Soup Cans to the Marilyn Diptych, Andy Warhol's silk-screen prints are the epitome of Pop Art: witty, gimmicky and unafraid of repetition. Obsessed with consumerism and the cult of celebrity, Warhol (1928-1987) exalted the "surface of things"--and yet he was a man of deep complexity. In Andy, Typex captures the remarkable life of the king of Pop Art, from his working-class upbringing in Pittsburgh to the dizzying heights of his celebrity. Spanning a period that began with the "talkies" and ended with the advent of house music, it is also a memorable portrait of 20th-century pop culture and the stars who defined it. Spanning Warhol's early career as a commercial illustrator, his relationship with the Velvet Underground, and the development of his own instantly recognizable style, Andy is an exhilarating portrait of a transcendent artist and a master self-promoter. Intensively researched, this 568-page graphic biography--with silver edgestain on the pages--is the first to tell the complete life story of the iconic pop artist."--Publisher's description

resource.variantTitle

Andy

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