Andy Warhol; The Real King of Pop: Gold Edition

The Limited Edition Gold Version is limited to only 500 collector copies bearing facsimile signatures of both the author and Warhol Superstar and collaborator Holly Woodlawn.The first half of twentieth century art belongs to Pablo Picasso, but there is noargument that the second half belongs to Andy Warhol. One of the most influentialfigures in modern art, Andy Warhol is instantly recognized for his Marilyn and Elvisportraits, his iconic Campbell's Soup cans, and for his blazing the trail for undergroundavant garde film, producing more than sixty films from 1963 to 1968. But many ofthese films were actually the work of filmmaker Paul Morrisey and his art mass-producedby others.Warhol's studio, known as "The Factory" was a famous gathering place that broughttogether distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, rock stars, transvestites, writers, artists, Bohemian street people, junkies, Hollywood celebrities and wealthy patrons. The Factorywas a place where society's outcasts could mingle with the rich and famous, wherelegendary parties set trends and influenced popular culture, and where Warhol wouldcreate works which are now valued in the millions.But Warhol had another side, and many of those who worked with him had little respectfor the man. Behind Warhol the artist and filmmaker were many people who sacrificedtheir own careers and even their lives to bring Warhol the notoriety he gained throughouthis relentless pursuit for fame.In The Real King of Pop, Warhol historian and collector Michael Malott compiles hisyears of researching Andy's life and works and interviewing those who knew andworked with Warhol into an extensive biography on this legendary, aloft and oftenmisunderstood individual.