Andy Warhol was born on August 6, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His parents were Andrej and Julia Warhola. Warhol was the youngest of three; his brothers are Pavol and Jan Warhola. Warhol attended Schenley High School and graduated at Carneige Institute of Technology. Warhol's lovers include John Giorno, Billy Name, Charles Lisanby, Jon Gould and a 12 year relationship with Jed Johnson. During Warhol's life time the Great Depression started in 1929, the Hindenburg burned in 1937, World War Two Started in 1939, the 22nd Amendment was put in place in 1951 and "Sputnik" was launched in 1958. Warhol struggled with being "too openly" gay, he was diagnosed with Sydenham's Chorea in 3rd grade and became hypochondriac.
Most people don't know that Warhol was the art director for the student art magazine, Cano. Some of the mediums Warhol used was paint, print, and film. Warhol is associated with the Pop Art movement. Three of his most famous works are Chelsea Girls, Exploding Plastic Inevitable and Campbell's Soup Cans. Two pieces I like from Warhol are Mickey Mouse and Pine Barrens Tree Frog because they really caught my eye and interest me.
He was such an interesting and influential artist. I wish he had lived long enough to see a more open-minded and accepting society. We have a ways to go but we are doing better than we were then, I think.
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