1928–1987

“In the future,” said Andy Warhol, “everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.” Somehow, he managed to make his own fifteen minutes of fame last for at least that many years, and the value of his art has only continued to rise since his death. He worked first as a commercial artist, and then, in 1963, he opened the Factory (first located on 47th St, later at 33 Union Square West) where he produced silk–screened “mass–production” art. His most notable early silk–screens include the series of Campbell’s Soup Cans (1962); later, he mass–produced images of celebrities like Elvis and Marilyn Monroe, along with thousands of self–portraits.