Andy Warhol.
An American artist in every way.
New York was his long-tine home and his talent as a commercial artist bloomed into a downtown factory situation producing his own unusual brand of product.
He wanted fame and got more than his predicted fifteen minutes thereof along with all the perks and problems of same.
Though physically gone, he is certainly not forgotten. He is a present strong influence on most American artists and seemingly many artists world wide.
From shoe ads to Campbell soup cans and the mass produced celebrity portraits to his signature dress, unique behavior and peculiar movies, Andy Warhol was one of the great artists and personalities of the twentieth century.
When he did his Campbell Soup cans he said; "Everyone thought it was a joke." --a joke which is now worth millions at the Guggenheim, and he remarked that since we are now dealing with "consumer reality"--"In art, anything goes."
I made the below sketch of Andy Warhol from one of his you-tube biographies:
"Everyone thought it was a joke"
Andy Warhol
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