Reproduction copy after the original suite created in 1979 by Andy Warhol. An edition of the original print series is part of The Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Collection. This reproduction allows visitors to appreciate the artwork while preserving the original.
American artist Andy Warhol is best known for Technicolor portraits of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, and also for elevating the Campbell’s Soup can to the status of “high art.” A leader in the Pop Art movement, Warhol culled everyday imagery from newspapers, popular magazines, and advertisements, and transformed them using commercial techniques into icons.
The ads in this silkscreen series are both nostalgic and contemporary. Though the prints were done in the 1980s, the images and advertisements represented come from the 1960s, demonstrating Warhol’s continued fascination with myth and marketing in the United States. Here, Warhol highlights the relationship between the Hollywood film industry, celebrity culture, and consumerism by juxtaposing a Japanese poster advertising James Dean’s film, Rebel Without a Cause; the Paramount logo; Judy Garland modeling for Blackglama furs; and Ronald Reagan selling Van Heusen shirts.
