Archives: Artworks

HOWDY DOODY 263 A remarkably sought after image, Howdy Doody is one of ten screenprints in Warhol’s 1981 Myths portfolio. Unlike many of his well-known works, Warhol’s reproduction of Howdy Doody’s image is not appropriated from the mass media but instead based on a photograph of the original Howdy Doody taken by Warhol, himself. It … Continued

Andy Warhol’s Gems 186 is one of four screen prints in his Gems portfolio. The portfolio contains four images of precious gemstones including rubies and emeralds. As Warhol frequently wore exquisite jewelry by Cartier and Harry Winston, this series reflects his fascination with fine jewelry. Warhol’s appreciation of glitz and glamour is also visible in other works he completed … Continued

CAMPBELL’S SOUP CAN 4 Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Can (Tomato) 4 and his portfolios depicting Campbell’s Soup cans is arguably his most iconic and widely recognized series of artwork. In this collection, Warhol takes the ever-present American pantry staple and transforms it into high art. Warhol, originally a commercial graphic artist, found the imagery of … Continued

Jimmy Carter III 152 by Andy Warhol is part of the portfolio Inaugural Impressions, created to commemorate Jimmy Carter’s inauguration. Among the five artists who contributed to the portfolio were Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Andrew Wyeth, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jacob Lawrence. However, Warhol’s version depicted Jimmy Carter as the unknown peanut farmer from Georgia he used to be, rather than Carter as … Continued