Who Shot Andy Warhol?
Warhol was nearly murdered by feminist, Valerie Solanis. He was shot and had to wear a bandage around his waist for the remainder of his life. This incident inspired the movie, “I Shot Andy Warhol.” Pop Culture In addition to creating art, Warhol started Interview magazine, opened a night club and created two cable TV shows-Andy Warhol’s TV and Andy Warhol’s Fifteen Minutes- for MTV. Style Sense Warhol had an interesting sense of style; he wore silver wigs and eventually dyed his hair silver. After having been told he had lazy eyes, he wore opaque glasses that had a tiny pinhole for him to see through. Working Man Friends and family described Warhol as a “workaholic.” Shoes Warhol found a niche in the commercial arts designing shoes. Pop Art Warhol’s original artistic style became known as American Pop Art. The Producer Warhol produced The Velvet Underground’s first album. Nerves Warhol called his bout of St. Vitus’s disease his “first nervous breakdown.” Art Club Reject In high school
