Life
Shown on this page is a selection of the COD Library's holdings on Andy Warhol's life, from his childhood in Pittsburgh to his celebrity-filled days in New York City. Click here if you wish to see more of the COD Library's collection on this topic.
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Books
The Andy Warhol Diaries
Spanning the mid-1970s until just a few days before his death in 1987, THE ANDY WARHOL DIARIES is a compendium of the more than twenty thousand pages of the artist's diary that he dictated daily to Pat Hackett. In it, Warhol gives us the ultimate backstage pass to practically everything that went on in the world-both high and low.
Factory
Stephen Shore was 17 years old when he began hanging out at The Factory. Between 1965 and 1967, Shore spent nearly every day there, taking pictures of its diverse cast of characters, from musicians to actors, artists to writers - not to mention Warhol himself. This book presents a personal selection of photographs from Shore's collection, providing an insider's view of this extraordinary moment and place.
I'll Be Your Mirror: The Selected Andy Warhol Interviews, 1962-1987
The Question-and-Answer interview was one of Andy Warhol's favorite communication vehicles, so much so that he named his own magazine after the form. I'll Be Your Mirror contains more than thirty conversations revealing this unique and important artist. Each piece presents a different facet of the Sphinx-like Warhol's ever-evolving personality.
The Trip: Andy Warhol's Plastic Fantastic Cross-Country Adventure
In 1963, up-and-coming artist Andy Warhol, along with a colorful group of friends, drove across America. What began as a madcap, drug-fueled romp became a journey that took Warhol on a kaleidoscopic adventure from New York City, across the vast American heartland, all the way to Hollywood, and back.
Movies
I Shot Andy Warhol
A journey into the cultural whirlwind of events surrounding Valerie Solanas' shooting of pop-art superstar Andy Warhol.
Superstar the Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Traces his life from Pittsburgh schoolboy to pop art legend, from advertising illustrator to chronicler of the haunt monde of New York City. The film includes behind-the-scenes looks at "Factory" life and several enigmatic interviews given by Warhol over the years.
Videos
Streaming Films
The Library's database, Kanopy, includes several documentaries about Andy Warhol.
- Andy Warhol At the heart of the film are the interviews with many of Warhol’s confidantes and Factory regulars, together with his nephew Jamie Warhola and biographer Victor Bockris. What emerges is the story of the artist’s life and work told through the eyes of those closest to him. It is an amazing story. Andy Warhol, born 6 August 1928 into poverty in Pittsburgh and growing up a shy, nervous child in the Depression, became a truly iconic figure, famous both for his art and his position at the centre of New York bohemia.
- Andy Warhol's Factory People Andy Warhol’s aluminum foil-covered Silver Factory becomes the hot bed of avant-garde creativity in Sixties New York City. Pop Art, provocative movies, sex, drugs, and The Velvet Underground. Recalled by those who were there and lived to talk about it.
- Andy Warhol: A Portrait of the Pop Artist Known for his Pop imagery, avant-garde films, and enigmatic muses, ANDY WARHOL was a vital figure in the New York City art scene. Making a name for himself throughout the 1960’s with his eccentric portrayal of commercialism and pop culture, Warhol soon became a much sought after artist, attracting the attention of both Manhattan’s elite and those marginalized in society. Warhol predicted cultural and artistic trends while simultaneously holding a mirror up to those who perpetrated them. His iconic muses such as Candy Darling and Brigid Polk fueled his desire for artistic voyeurism and represented Warhol’s aesthetic extremes. Through his Superstars Warhol both flirted with and mocked the idea of fame and what it meant to be “known” in a city like New York.
Podcasts
- Andy Warhol, Catholicism, Identity, and his ArtGrowing up in Pittsburgh, Andy Warhol was raised as a devout Catholic. Even after he moved to New York City and lived as openly gay man, he never abandoned his faith and would regularly attend Mass. Andy Warhol: Revelation, an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, explored the complicated relationship between Warhol's faith and his art. Curators speak about the intersections between Warhol's identity, art, and faith.
- Courting Fame and Vulnerability: The Shooting of Andy WarholAndy Warhol was an artist who constantly sought the spotlight. When he was not making art, he was intentionally cultivating his social network. Warhol's lifestyle and the free-spirited tenor of The Factory also made him exposed and vulnerable in a tumultuous era.
Articles from Library Databases
Sources available through our databases can be accessed by COD students, faculty, and staff with a COD MyAccess username and password.
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete provides both popular and scholarly journal coverage and video clips for nearly all academic areas of study including: social sciences, humanities, education, technology, engineering, physics, chemistry, language & linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences and ethnic studies. Academic Search Complete is a great starting point for most general research.
- Art & Architecture Complete
Art and Architecture Complete provides popular and scholarly articles, images, and videos for a broad range of related subjects including antiques, architecture and architectural history, archaeology, costume design, decorative arts, graphic arts, interior and landscape design, painting, printmaking and sculpture. Images are stored as PDFs.
- JSTOR
JSTOR provides electronic access to major journal titles, eBooks, and images. Subjects covered by this database include art, biology, business, ecology, botany, general science, language, literature, mathematics, sustainability, security, music, and more. JSTOR is a great resource for general research. A personal account can be created to store and organize resources.