Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist, film director, and author. Warhol also worked as a music producer and actor. From his background and experience in the applied arts, Warhol was one of the protagonists of pop art in the United States in the 50s and 60s of the 20th century. Warhol is also known as the silver prince of pop. Warhol is best known for his 'flat' and high-contrast paintings and screen prints of packaged products and everyday objects such as Campbell's soup cans, flowers and the banana on the cover of the album The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967), as well as for his stylised portraits of 20th-century celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Grace Jones, Elvis Presley, Judy Garland and Elizabeth Taylor.