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| Statue of Andy Warhol in Bratislava, Slovakia. |
Andy
Warhol (August 6,
1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure
in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship
between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that
flourished by the 1960s. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator,
Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist.
The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city, Pittsburgh,
The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, holds an extensive
permanent collection of art and archives. It is the largest museum in the United
States dedicated to a single artist.
