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By Scherman, Tony|Dalton, David
Pop
Scherman and Dalton offer a major reassessment of one of the most influential and controversial American artists of the second half of the 20th century: Andy Warhol.
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Authors:
Scherman, Tony|Dalton, David
Copyright:
2010
Format:
Paperback
GTIN13:
9780060936631
ISBN10:
0060936630
Page Count:
528
Dimensions:
5.86x1.44x8.67
Publisher:
Dey Street Books
Jacket Notes:
To his critics, he was the cynical magus of a movement that debasedhigh art and reduced it to a commodity. To his admirers, he was the mostimportant artist since Picasso. As the quintessential Pop artist, Andy Warhol razed the barrier between high and low culture.
Pop disentangles the myths of Warhol from the man he truly was, offering a vivid, entertaining, and provocative look at the legendary artist's personal and artistic evolution during his most productive and innovative years. It is a dynamic, groundbreaking portrait of the man who changed the way we see the world.
To his critics, he was the cynical magus of a movement that debasedhigh art and reduced it to a commodity. To his admirers, he was the mostimportant artist since Picasso. As the quintessential Pop artist, Andy Warhol razed the barrier between high and low culture.
Pop disentangles the myths of Warhol from the man he truly was, offering a vivid, entertaining, and provocative look at the legendary artist's personal and artistic evolution during his most productive and innovative years. It is a dynamic, groundbreaking portrait of the man who changed the way we see the world.
--Fred Kaplan, Washington PostStrand Notes
The book disentangles the myths of Warhol from the man he truly was, offering a vivid, entertaining and provocative look at the legendary artist’s personal and artistic evolution during his most productive and innovative years. It is a dynamic, groundbreaking portrait of the man who changed the way we see the world. Notes, Index, Illustration Credits. Illus., color plates /b&w images. 509p.
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Pop: The Genius of Andy Warhol is a groundbreaking reassessment of the most influential and controversial American artist of the second half of the 20th century. Writers Tony Scherman and David Dalton disentangle the myths of the great pop artist from the man he truly was, and offer a vivid, entertaining, and provocative look at Warhol's personal and artistic evolution. Drawing on brand new sources--including extensive new interviews and insight from those who knew him best--Pop offers the most dynamic, comprehensive portrait ever written of the man who changed the way we see the world.
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