Nationality
American
Artist Dates
1925-1987
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Date of Work
1974
Medium
Screen print
Edition #
71/100
Height
33" (framed)
Width
26 5/8" (framed)
Collection/Provenance
Published by The Committee to Endow a Chair in Honor of Meyer Schapiro (1904-1996) at Columbia University.
Art & Design Study Collection
Status
Stored: R25
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Artist Bio
Andy Warhol, the most famous artist of the Pop Art movement, began his career as a commercial artist. When he turned to fine art, Warhol made popular culture and the commercial world the sources of his subject matter. Objects seen in everyday life, but seldom really noticed, now became the basis of serious art. Warhol also utilized commercial processes—especially screen printing—to create his art.
Additional Information
The images in the screen print of a cow’s head and a soup can were appropriated from earlier works by the artist. The black-on-black print was signed by Warhol on its reverse side.
This artwork is from a portfolio of original prints published in recognition of Meyer Schapiro (1904-1996), a distinguished art historian who was very much appreciated by major contemporary artists of his day.
In 1974, a committee was formed to establish a Chair in Art History at Columbia University in Schapiro's honor. The portfolio, published in an edition of 100, was produced to raise funds to support the Chair. UND’s set of portfolio prints are numbered 71/100.
From Text Panel:
Andy Warhol, the most famous artist of the Pop Art movement, began his career as a commercial artist. When he turned to fine art, Warhol made popular culture and the commercial world the sources of his subject matter. Objects seen in everyday life, but seldom really noticed, now became the basis of serious art. Warhol also utilized commercial processes -especially screen printing- to create his art.
The artwork by Warhol on display is from the For Meyer Schapiro print portfolio. The images in the screen print of a cow's head and a soup can were appropriated from earlier works by the artist. The black-on-black print was signed by Warhol on its reverse side.
Featured in the 2020 exhibition, Food For Thought, at the Empire Arts Center Gallery.