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We are in the process of refreshing our lessons, an extensive archive of free interdisciplinary teaching tools exploring Warhol’s life, artistic practice, and legacy.

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This blotted line drawing depicts the toe portion of a high heeled shoe that is adorned with a tiny bow. Beneath the drawing, the French Look is written in curling script.

ink on Strathmore paper

Andy Warhol’s Blotted Line

Learn Warhol's blotted-line process by combining drawing with basic printmaking skills.

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This photograph shows one of Warhol's pieces of pop art, a recreation of an everyday Brillo box. The white box is displayed at a 3/4 angle against a gray background, and each of the visible sides of the box has a red curve along the top and bottom edge and says Brillo in blue and red letters in the center of the panel.

Brillo: But Is It Art?

Critically analyze a work of art in order to form opinions and determine what constitutes art.

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This image shows a camouflage print with overlapping abstract shapes. Instead of greens and browns, the colors in this print are pale pink, red and white, with navy blue accents.

Camouflage Sound Activity

Intuitively respond to works of art through music and writing.

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This is one of Andy Warhol's famous soup can prints. The whole image is filled with a Campbell's soup can. The top half of the label on the can is red and reads Campell's in curly script. The bottom half of the can is white and reads Chicken Noodle in red print along with Soup in a bold, black print. There is a gold medallion situation between the red and white halves in the center of the can.

Campbell’s Soup: Ode to Food

Compose an ode about your favorite food using illustration and poetry.

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This image depicts Andy Warhol's time capsules as they are displayed in the Warhol archives. Neat rows of brown cardboard boxes, all the same size, are lined up on metal shelves. On some of the boxes, tape is visible, or there is writing in black sharpie noting the date that the time capsule was sealed.

Collecting Youth Culture

Use Warhol’s Time Capsules as a catalyst to collect and explore contemporary youth culture.

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This is a screen-printed portrait of Tina Chow. The pale beige of her face is accented by cherry red lips and lilac eyes. Her hair and eyebrows are jet black, and she appears against a silver background in which vertical brushstrokes are visible.

Commissioned Portraits

Explore the function of portraiture and use collage to create your own self-portrait.

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In this image from Andy Warhol's Death and Disaster series, a black and white photograph of a can of AP Tuna has been repeated several times in two rows of images, the first row having four images and the bottom row having only three. The tuna can vary slightly in exposure. In some of the images, the can of tuna is distinct, and you can almost read the print on the can. On others, the image as a whole is much darker and less clear.

Death and Disasters: Newspaper Activity

Examine the use of photojournalism and explore how visual information may be edited to convey new meanings.

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This screen print depicts two guns. A black print of a Colt revolver points to the left, and a black print of an upside down Colt pistol points to the right. Behind them, there is also a cherry red and a mint green print of the revolver, offset slightly from the black revolver print.

Diversity of Voice: Views on Guns in America

Discuss diverse points of view on gun ownership and assess the role of art in communicating cultural values.

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A wooden tray printed with the red Coca-Cola label holds 4 rows of 6 coke bottles, which all have been spray-painted silver.

Everyday Objects and Transformation

Alter a popular everyday object using diverse materials to change its visual impact.

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The background of this screen print is white, with visible paint strokes going in all directions. Toward the middle of the left edge of the image, there is a black screen-printed hammer, whose handle disappears off the left edge of the print. A black sickle occupies the center of the image. The area directly behind both the hammer and the sickle has been painted bright red.

Hammer and Sickle: Interpreting Symbols and Meaning

Compare and contrast powerful cultural symbols and their use in contemporary art.

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This screen print is a black portrait of Elizabeth Taylor set against a silver background. Some parts of the print, most noticably Liz Taylor's hair, has received only a light layer of ink and appears almost faded.

Icon Portraits

Create a Pop portrait in the style of Warhol, using photographs of contemporary celebrities.

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This screen print is based on a photograph of Jackie Kennedy which has been printed onto a blue background using black ink. Jackie is turned slightly toward the left side of the image, smiling. Her hair blends into the dark background of the image.

Jackie: Flashbulb Memory Activity

Analyze and discuss how powerful images in history bring back personal memories.

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This is in image of one of Andy Warhol's oxidation prints. The canvans, which is longer horizontally than vertically, is coated with copper paint. There are five oxidized areas evenly spaced across the center of the canvas. They range in color from black to brown to green, and a few of them drip towards the bottom of the canvas.

Oxidations and Abstraction

Experiment with the effects of acids and bases on copper-based paints.

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A line drawing of a male face is located slightly left of the center of the image. His face and neck are covered in stamps of moons, birds, stars, and shooting stars.

Rubber Stamping Activity

Use Warhol's rubber-stamping technique to explore repetition, pattern, and design.

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A still from one of Andy Warhol's screen tests depicing Jane Holzer in black and white, her teased hair framing her face and her lips in a slight pout.

Screen Tests

Produce filmed portraits using Warhol's Screen Tests as inspiration.

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Six orange cantelopes are scattered across the image from the bottom left to the top right. Their shadows have mostly been covered by green paint. There are two large purple rectangles behind the fruit, set against a background that is off-white in the upper right corner and blue everywhere else.

Space Fruit and the Color Wheel

Investigate color theory and formal elements in art using Warhol's print series Space Fruit.

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This image is a study of onions done by Andy Warhol. There are five line drawings of onions shown from a variety of angles.

Still Life and Observation Drawing

Learn the fundamentals of contour line drawing using still life.

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This is a photograph of an assortment of apparently random items including a purple LG cell phone with a touch screen, a travel-sized tube of perfume with a glass body and a purple lid, a small black wallet with tinkerbell on it, and an assortment of ticket stubs.

The Pocket Project

Create a self-portrait using objects you carry with you every day.

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This photograph shows an open brown box. Inside of the box there is a Movie Story booklet which depicts an old Hollywood couple. A red screen printed portrait on a white background and a small toy gun are also visible.

Time Capsule 21 Activity

Examine Warhol's Time Capsules and discuss how objects reveal important information about people, places, and cultures.

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This screen print depicts a mustard brown bottle with a white label that reads Listerine antiseptic set against a mint green background.

Powerpoint: Pop Art

This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of pop art and Warhol's contribution to the movement.

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This faded photograph depicts school-aged Andy Warhol wearing a blue button-up shirt standing against a brown background, his blonde hair neatly combed.

Powerpoint: Biography

This PowerPoint presentation provides biographical information about Warhol, with a focus on his formative years in Pittsburgh.

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Café and Store

A woman in printed pants and a blazer stands at the counter in the Andy Warhol Cafe. The walls are white brick, and three gray lights hang over the counter. Against the left side of the images, two boys sit at a counter that looks out the window to the street.

Photo by Dean Kaufman

The Warhol Café

The café is open during museum hours and accessible without museum admission. It serves seasonal fare, including soups, salads, sandwiches, snacks, and specialty coffee drinks.

A man in a beige jacket stands at a counter in the Andy Warhol Store. The room is filled with tables and displays featuring books, soup cans, screen prints, and other warhol memorabilia. A quote painted above the shelves on the back wall reads Wasting money puts you in a real party mood.

Photo by Dean Kaufman

The Warhol Store

The store is open during museum hours and accessible without museum admission. It offers books, calendars, posters, stationery, and accessories, alongside Warhol-inspired items and artist-made goods.

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Two men pose for a picture. The man on the left has short black hair, a mustache, and a beard, and wears a bandana around his neck. He sits in a wheelchair. The man on the right has brown hair, rectangular black glasses, and has his arm around the man on the left.

Photo by Joseph Smith