Index by Andy Warhol 1967 First Edition Rare

  

Index by Andy Warhol 1967 First Edition Rare. · Many black and white photographs. The book is in good condition. There is some light wear to the outside boards.

There are no signatures, bookplates or markings of any other kind. The following devices are present : Fold-out pink/rainbow nose pop-up, Hunt's tomato paste can pop-up, Pop up Model "We're attacked Constantly ", pop up airplane, red pop up accrodian (does not squeak), Andy Warhol tear-out tabs page is present but the 8 tabs are missing, red latex balloon is stuck between pages, two pages brown & damaged as usual. The book is clean and free of any foxing. This is the first edition, published by Random House in 1967.

Andy Warhol's Index Book is a collection of black and white photographs and interviews with iconic pop artist Andy Warhol. The book features a number of devices. Pop-up castle Red pop-up accordion. Fold-out pink/rainbow nose pop-up Pop-up bi-plane. Hunt's tomato paste can pop-up Pop up Model "We're attacked Constantly " Red latex balloon is stuck between pages, two pages brown & damaged as usual. Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist. The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives. It is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist. Warhol's art used many types of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music.

He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1984, two years before his death. He founded Interview Magazine and was the author of numerous books, including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol and Popism: The Warhol Sixties.

He managed and produced the Velvet Underground, a rock band which had a strong influence on the evolution of punk rock music. He is also notable as a gay man who lived openly as such before the gay liberation movement. His studio, The Factory, was a famous gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons.

His explorations of film, painting, sculpture, collage, assemblage and prototypes of what would eventually be called performance art and conceptual art. A great chance to own a Rare copy of a classic collection of work. Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.