ANDY WARHOL

FLASH - NOVEMBER 22, 1963

Flash - November 22, 1963 by Andy Warhol - Andy Warhol's Flash - November 22, 1963 portfolio was created using media images relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In Flash - November 22, 1963, Warhol recounts the four days between the assassination of the President and his funeral on November 25, 1963. Andy Warhol does not focus on the events themselves, but rather the continuous barrage of print and broadcast media coverage. Andy Warhol was fascinated by the omnipresent emotional power of the media. Of the assassination coverage Warhol later recalled, "It seemed like no matter how hard you tried, you couldn't get away from the thing."

 

FLASH -NOVEMBER 22, 1963 (F & S 33)

DESCRIPTION

Plate 33 from the Flash portfolio is a composite image of several other images in the series. The main body of the print illustrates the presidential seal of the United States, with the left side of the image showing the rifle used by Oswald and the now ubiquitous image of Jacqueline Kennedy smiling. The print is screenprinted in two tone silver for an almost ghostly impression.

CATALOGUE REFERENCE

Andy Warhol Prints F & S

DIMENSIONS

21 x 21 Inches

PRESENTATION

Screenprint on wove paper
Signed by Andy Warhol on verso
Printed in an edition of 200
The prints are all unnumbered

PROVENANCE

Private collection, Palm Springs

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