Andy Warhol: Everyone Will Be Famous for 15 Minutes (American Rebels)

Willett, Edward

ISBN 10: 0766033856 ISBN 13: 9780766033856

Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc, 2010

Synopsis

“Paintings are too hard. Machines have less problems...” In the 1960s, Andy Warhol became the most famous creator of a new style of art called pop art, which transformed mass-produced items of popular culture into fine works of art. From Campbell's Soup cans to photographs of Marilyn Monroe, Warhol's willingness to use anything and everything from the mass media in his work expanded the range of subject matter available to artists. His avant-garde films, artistic usage of American icons, and unconventional social life made him a controversial figure, both greatly admired and deeply reviled. A trendsetter rather than a trend-follower, a dispassionate observer of both the seamy and celebrity sides of life, Warhol was a true American rebel.

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From Booklist:

Starting with signature quotes printed on each front cover, these titles in the American Rebels series interject words from their famous subjects, and those who knew them, on nearly every page. Those well-integrated voices humanize the larger-than-life figures and create fascinating, well-organized portraits, which, true to each individual’s “rebel” label, include frank (although nonexplicit) mention of substance abuse and sexual relationships. Each title begins with a turning point for both the figure profiled and the reach of his societal influence. Andy Warhol starts with the 1962 L.A. art exhibition at which the artist first presented his iconic paintings of Campbell Soup cans that kicked the pop-art movement into high gear. Skillfully chosen photos, chapter notes, and suggested-reading lists complete these well-researched, wholly engaging introductions to iconoclastic individuals whose continual questioning of authority and conventional wisdom will hit home with teen readers. Grades 8-11. --Gillian Engberg

About this edition

• Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0766033856
• ISBN 13: 9780766033856
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 160