Andy Warhol was born on 6 August 1928 in Pittsburgh. An American artist and a leading figure of pop art, Warhol began as a commercial illustrator in New York before turning to paintings based on advertising and celebrity. His Campbell's Soup Cans and silkscreen portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, made in the early 1960s, blurred the line between fine art and mass culture. He ran a studio called the Factory, made experimental films, managed the band The Velvet Underground and founded Interview magazine. He survived being shot by Valerie Solanas in 1968. His ideas about fame, repetition and the art market still shape contemporary art.
Before and after
- 18 June 1928Death of Roald Amundsen
- 25 June 1928Birth of Alexei Abrikosov
- 26 July 1928Birth of Francesco Cossiga
- 26 July 1928Birth of Stanley Kubrick
- 6 August 1928Birth of Andy Warhol
- 27 August 1928Kellogg-Briand pact
- 15 September 1928Establishment of Bryce Canyon National Park
- 30 September 1928Birth of Elie Wiesel
- 1 October 1928Construction of Los Angeles International Airport
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The era
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