Andy Warhol

==Insights==
===P-G bit in 2010===
:July 01, 2010 by Mike Mackin, Heinz History Center communications manager
Painter, filmmaker, producer, writer and celebrity, Andy Warhol was an American original, whose 15 minutes of fame seem destined to shine brightly for generations.
Born Andrew Warhola on Pittsburgh's North Side in 1928, son of a Rusyn artist mother and construction worker father, Warhol went on to define "pop art" for the nation and the world.
Often sick as a child and even bedridden in his teens, Warhol surrounded himself at home with his comforts: drawing, coloring books, the radio, pictures of movie stars posted around his bed, and the companionship of his mother, Julia. Andy was able to withdraw himself from the rest of the world and enjoy doing what he loved.
Teachers at Schenley High School saw him as original and skillful, but somewhat of a loner. Within weeks after graduating from Carnegie Tech -- now Carnegie Mellon University -- in 1949, Warhol left Pittsburgh for New York City and fame.
During the 1960s, Warhol drew on his background as an advertising illustrator and began to paint famous American products such as Campbell's Soup and Coca-Cola. His friends advised him to paint what he loved, so his next subjects included dollar bills and celebrities including Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor.
At the end of his life and career, the art world dubbed Warhol the "Pope of Pop," despite critics who believed he had sold out.
Warhol died on Feb. 22, 1987, after routine gall bladder surgery.
Pittsburgher Andy Warhol tipped the art world on its ear and challenged artistic conventions with his bold, unmistakable style, changing our perceptions of the world. Visitors to the History Center's "Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation" exhibition can learn more about Warhol alongside hundreds of other innovators from Western Pennsylvania who have had an incredible impact on the world.
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