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Who was Andy Warhol?

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Best known for his screen prints of soup cans and movie stars, this shy young boy from Pittsburgh shot to fame with his radical ideas of what "art" could be. Working in the aptly named "Factory," Warhol's paintings, movies, and eccentric lifestyle blurred the lines between pop culture and art, usher...

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Main Author: Anderson, Kirsten, 1969- (Author)
Other Authors: Copeland, Gregory (Illustrator)
Format: Downloads eBook Books eBook
Language:English
Published: 2014.
Series:Who was-- ?
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Warhol, Andy, > 1928-1987 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Artists > United States > Biography > Juvenile.
Pop art > Juvenile nonfiction.
Biographies > Juvenile.
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In July 1962, a new art exhibit opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. When people walked into the gallery, they saw thirty-two paintings lined up on a shelf. They were paintings of cans of Campbell's soup. Each painting showed a different flavor of soup. Excerpted from Who Was Andy Warhol? by Kirsten Anderson All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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