Famous Photographers

Andy Warhol

• Born as Andy Warhola, known as Andy Warhol
• He was a painter, filmmaker, and printmaker
• Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 6, 1928
• Died in NYC on Feburary 22, 1987 at age 58
• Attended the School of Fine Arts at Carnegie Institute of Technology in his hometown studying commercial art
• In 1949, he moved to New York City and started a career in magazine illustration and advertising
• His first one-man art-gallery exhibition as a fine artist was on July 9, 1962, at the Ferus Gallery of Los Angeles
• Famous for his work as a painter, record producer, author, filmmaker, and different groups of many friends
• Produced comical and serious works
• Died in his sleep from a sudden post-operative cardiac arrhythmia
• Had an appreciation for the typical Hollywood glamour
• Painted Coca-cola and Cambell’s soup cans frequently

  Random Facts

• He was homosexual
• Two museums are dedicated to him
• Adopted the band the Velvet Underground