| Created | 1957 |
|---|---|
| Size | 14.25 x 11.25 Inches |
| Medium | Offset lithograph and watercolor on paper |
| Presentation | Limited Edition of 100 |
| Signed | Yes |
A Gold Book by Andy Warhol (F.S. IV 121)
Inscribed in ink this is #12 of a limited edition of 100 copies signed by the artist. Andy Warhol. Dedicated to Boys Filles fruits and flowers Shoes and t c (Ted Carey) and e.W. (Ed Wallowitch). Book designed by Miss Georgie Duffee (on the colophon). The cover lettering was done by Warhol’s mother, Julia Warhola.
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A Gold Book by Andy Warhol (F.S. IV 121)
Inscribed in ink this is #12 of a limited edition of 100 copies signed by the artist. Andy Warhol. Dedicated to Boys Filles fruits and flowers Shoes and t c (Ted Carey) and e.W. (Ed Wallowitch). Book designed by Miss Georgie Duffee (on the colophon). The cover lettering was done by Warhol’s mother, Julia Warhola.
In the 1950s, commercial artists often sent promotional mailings of their graphic work to art directors in an attempt to gain new commissions. Warhol’s promotional books—handmade and personalized—often felt more like gifts. He sent A Gold Book at Christmas in 1957, and this copy is dedicated to Russell Lynes, an editor at Harper’s. He traced most of these drawings from photographs.
About Warhol:
More than twenty years after his death, Andy Warhol remains one of the most influential figures in contemporary art and culture. Warhol’s life and work inspires creative thinkers worldwide thanks to his enduring imagery, his artfully cultivated celebrity, and the ongoing research of dedicated scholars. His impact as an artist is far deeper and greater than his one prescient observation that “everyone will be world famous for fifteen minutes.” His omnivorous curiosity resulted in an enormous body of work that spanned every available medium and most importantly contributed to the collapse of boundaries between high and low culture.White Nine Dollar Signs by Andy Warhol shows his obsession with consumerism as an artform.
A skilled social networker, Warhol parlayed his fame, one connection at a time, to the status of a globally recognized brand. Decades before widespread reliance on portable media devices, he documented his daily activities and interactions on his traveling audio tape recorder and beloved Minox 35EL camera. Predating the hyper-personal outlets now provided online, Warhol captured life’s every minute detail in all its messy, ordinary glamour and broadcast it through his work, to a wide and receptive audience.
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