Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) is synonymous with the Pop Art movement. One of the most prolific and influential artists of the 20th century, he produced more than 9,000 paintings and sculptures, 12,000 drawings, 100,000 photographs and 650 films during his lifetime. The archives of The Andy Warhol Museum alone hold over 8,625 cubic feet of material. The museum, which is housed over seven floors in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the largest museum in the USA dedicated to a single artist.

A multi-disciplinary creative, Warhol was a visionary who broke down the barriers between high and low cultures. He was also an astute entrepreneur and the first to blend the worlds of art and commerce. In so doing, he paved the way for contemporary artists such as Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Damien Hirst who continue to work in a similar way today. 

In 1967 Warhol established Factory Additions, a screen-printing business which pioneered a commercial approach to art making and produced some of the most iconic images of the past six decades. The artworks in this exhibition focus on the portraits produced by Factory Additions and span the breadth of their output – from a signed postcard from the Marilyn series (the first portrait series released by Factory Additions in 1967) to Red Lenin, part of Warhol’s final body of work, which was released by the executor of his estate after he died in 1987. He was 58 years old.

This exhibition made possible by the loan of artworks from the Green family collection. Educational programming generously sponsored by the Green family.

Exhibition curated by Eve Godet Thomas. Watlington Gallery, May 2025 – October 2025.

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