The Life and Art of Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol presented himself as superficial, saying, If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings…and there I am. There’s nothing behind it. This book penetrates the surface and explores Warhol’s art from his beginnings as a commercial artist to his apotheosis as a society portrait painter. Vivid illustrations reveal Andy’s worlds: his childhood in Pittsburgh, his chaotic Manhattan mansion, and the Silver Factory, where the hippest members of the New York underground scene gathered. Author Catherine Ingram brings her extensive knowledge to this biography while specially commissioned illustrations by Andrew Rae vividly portray the narrative.