Andy Warhol

American artist, avant-garde filmmaker, writer and social figue Andy Warhol needs little introduction. Originally from Pittsburgh, Warhol moved to New York in the 1950s where he enjoyed a successful career as a commercial artist, winning several commendations from the Art Director's Club and the American Institute of Graphic Arts. His work was published in Vogue, the New Yorker and Glamour magazine.
In the 1960s Warhol begain to make large paintings and silkscreen prints of famous products, including Campbell's soup cans and Coca-Cola, in his Union Square studio 'The Factory'. Warhol was one of the founding members of the American Pop Art movement, alongside Roy Lichtenstein and Jasper Johns. His interest in popular culture expanded as he began to depict celebrities and newspaper clippings in his prints. Warhol also created films and worked with the rock band, The Velvet Underground.