Research Paper: Andy Warhol Background: Andrew Warhola‚ better known under his artist’s name Andy Warhol‚ was an American painter‚ graphic artist and designer‚ filmmaker and main representative of the pop art movement. Warhol was born on the 6th of August 1928 in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania in a working class family. His parents were immigrants from Czechoslovakia. From the age of eight‚ Warhol became very interested in drawing‚ movies and photography. Later Andy Warhol finished an apprenticeship as
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Andrew Warhol born in 1928‚ known as Andy Warhol‚ was an American painter‚ printmaker‚ and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement knows as pop art. At an early age‚ he showed an artistic talent and studied at the School of Fine Arts at Carnegie Institute of Technology. In 1949‚ he moved from Pennsylvania to New York City and began a career in magazine illustration and advertising. In the 1950’s‚ he gained his fame‚ but during the 1096’s was when his first pop exhibits hit the
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My name is Amor Serrano and today I will speak to you about the life of Marilyn Monroe. She was one of America’s most famous idols. Mrs. Monroe was a huge Civil Rights Movement// Ella Fitzgerald was one of Marilyn’s idols and inspiration. The Mocambo nightclub in West Hollywood (famous at the time) would refuse to allow Ella to perform there because she was black.////// Marilyn‚ extremely upset‚ told the owners that if they allowed Ella to perform‚ she would be front tow every time Ella was
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“The Death of Marilyn Monroe” by Edwin Morgan The poem “The Death of Marilyn Monroe” by Edwin Morgan explores the themes of isolation and loneliness throughout. The poem does this by adding in the use of imagery and tone. This poem by Morgan examines the theme of isolation by looking at the situation that Marilyn Monroe was in at the height of her fame. The poet looks at how Monroe was treated and how desolate she was even though she was surrounded by the likes of the press and she was constantly
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Andy Warhol Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania in 1928 as Andrew Warhola. He graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology before moving to New York where his first big break‚ occurring in August 1949‚ took place. Glamour Magazine had asked him to illustrate an article called “Success is a Job in New York”. He had dropped the ‘a’ in his last name when the credit mistakenly read “Drawings by Andy Warhol.” By 1955‚ Andy Warhol had almost all of New York copying his work.
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Women aren’t Barbie dolls “A sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate being a thing” – Marilyn Monroe Norma Jeane Mortenson later known as Marilyn Monroe was born June 1‚ 1926‚ in Los Angeles‚ California. She had a very tough childhood‚ she spent most of it in foster homes and in orphanage. In 1937 a family friend and her husband‚ Grace and Doc Goddard‚ took care of Monroe for a few years. They were paid $25 weekly by Monroe`s mother to raise her. The family was deeply religious and followed fundamentalist
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When Marilyn Monroe stood over a subway gate in The Seven Year Itch‚ her white pleated dress billowing above her waist‚ and squealed‚ "Isn’t it delicious?‚" she created a legendary image. Yet she was far more than a face and a voluptuous body‚ although those were her major assets to a flesh-conscious industry. As the public viewed Monroe as a porcelain vase‚ which is extravagant on the outside yet hollow in the inside‚ most label Monroe as a ‘sex symbol’ and ‘screen siren’. The star only did three
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Although‚ Monroe did not have an easy life growing up. She spent most of her life in foster homes and an orphanage‚ as her mother‚ Gladys Pearl Monroe‚ was not mentally‚ nor financially prepared for a child. The identity of Monroe’s father is unknown‚ seeing as her mother was married twice but divorced both before Marilyn was born. Marilyn had two half siblings from her mother. Her sister‚ Berniece‚ whom she had not known about until she was 12 and had not met until she was an adult. Her brother
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Andy Warhol was a legendary pop artist known for transforming every day objects into iconic images of the times. At the time‚ he used a factory-like production line for his silkscreen paintings. His factory became a magnet for the hippest‚ most innovative artists of the day to experiment and develop new designs. At First Factory‚ we used Warhol’s original factory as an inspiration for our business model and company culture. We are not just another development team. Instead‚ you can expect the latest
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1024-7 November 27th‚ 2012 The Story of a Beautiful Friendship “Many works of literature deal wish close relationships.” In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ the two protagonists have a close relationship. George Milton and Lennie Small are two migrant workers who travel around Salinas Valley‚ California‚ in the 1930’s during the Great Depression. Unquestionably‚ George and Lennie affect each other in both positive and negative ways. George Milton and
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