Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

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About this artwork

This poster is for a small exhibition of Warhol’s work held at the Student Center Art Gallery at Seton Hall University. Conceived by the show’s coordinator following a meeting with Warhol, the exhibition comprised a range of work including portraits, electric chairs, Campbell’s Soup Cans and three of his films – 'Frankenstein', 'Dracula' and 'Heat'. It was hoped that “Warhol himself may attend the opening” – but his diaries do not indicate that he did. The poster design uses a photo of Warhol on the telephone in a repeated grid format, with some images more faded than others. This draws parallels with Warhol’s own work and particularly his screenprints, where the repetition would often result in variations of the image’s intensity.

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  • artist:
    Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) American
  • title:
    Andy Warhol
  • date created:
    1978
  • materials:
    Lithograph on paper
  • measurements:
    73.80 x 50.90 cm (framed: 80.70 x 57.50 x 3.80 cm)
  • object type:
  • credit line:
    ARTIST ROOMS National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. Acquired jointly through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Art Fund, 2008
  • accession number:
    AR00333
  • gallery:
  • depicted:
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Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol