Born on August 6th, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Birth name was Andrew Warhola. Died on February 22nd, 1987 following complications from routine gallbladder surgery.
Julia and Andrej Warhola. Parent from Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia).
Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, graduated in 1949 with a major in pictorial design.
Commercial artist and illustrator. Major 20th century artist. Writer. Film maker. Magazine publisher.
Several commendation from the Art Director's Club and the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Won prizes for his shoe advertisements.
Son of Czech immigrants to America.
His huge and colourful silk-screen paintings of objects like Coke bottles and a Campbell's Soup cans established him as the leader of the Pop Art movement.
His brightly coloured portrait of Marilyn Monroe is a well known image from the 1960's. Famously said "In the future everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes."
Made films such as "Chelsea Girls" which had a strong documentary feel.
Collaborated with the pop group The Velvet Underground.
To some he was a genius, to others merely a brilliant con-man.
