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Andy Warhol

Born in Pittsburgh, USA, in 1928, Andy Warhol was one of the most famous artists of the C20th. He introduced Pop Art to the world, and was the first artist to use a photographic silk-screen technique in his work.

His parents, originally from the village of Medzilaborce, in the Northeast of Slovakia, came over to America to seek their fortune, like so many other Slovakians at that time. As Medzilaborce is in the middle of nowhere, you could say that Warhol's famous quote that he came 'from nowhere' was not too wide of the mark.
Starting out as an illustrator in the 1950's, he produced many different adverts and illustrations, and was extremely successful. Then in 1960 he produced his first set of paintings, and for the next 8 years was creating works such as the Campbell Soup Cans, Marylin Monroe and the Coca Cola cans, that made him famous.
Andy Warhol
On June 3rd, 1968, Andy Warhol was shot three times in the chest by a crazed, failed actress, called Valerie Solanis. He was pronounced dead in hospital, but then shortly afterwards doctors managed to get his heart working again, and he miraculously survived.

Warhol continued to paint through the 70's and 80's, until his death in 1987, after a gallbladder operation.

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