Who Was Andy Warhol? - Who Was...?

Informationen zum Autor Kirsten Anderson; Illustrated by Gregory Copeland Klappentext 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, ushering in the Pop Art movement and, with it, a national obsession. Who Was Andy Warhol? tells the story of an enigmatic man who grew into a cultural icon. 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Kirsten Anderson, Kirsten/ Copeland Anderson, Gregory Copeland, Nancy Harrison, Who Hq
• Assisted by: Gregory Copeland (Illustration), Nancy Harrison (Illustration), Tim Salamunic (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 26.12.2014
• EAN: 9780448482422
• ISBN: 978-0-448-48242-2
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 195 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Who Was...?; Who Was?; Who HQ
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music