Andy Warhol was an American artist, filmmaker, and leader of the pop art movement. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and studied at the Carnegie Mellon University before moving to New York City in 1949 to pursue a career as a commercial artist. Warhol's career took off in the 1960s with his famous silkscreen paintings of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, as well as his iconic Campbell's Soup Can series. These works, which often explored themes of celebrity ...
