The archives are part of Warhol’s life work and the greatest single collection of ephemera documenting the diverse worlds in which Warhol was active. The collection consists of perhaps half…
Andy Warhol, Crushed Campbell's Soup Can (Beef Noodle), 1962 The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. 1998.1.30
Time Capsules is one serial artwork consisting of many boxes, each consisting of many items, although sometimes a TC contains an individual piece of art that stands on its own. We…
We find lots of magazines in the Time Capsules, but the fashion magazines from the 50s and 60s are really fun. A lot of people don’t know that Andy Warhol began…
An artist as prolific as Andy Warhol was bound to have their share of bizarre media coverage. In December of 1978, he and his good friend and collaborator Truman Capote…
On April 7, 2017, Andy Warhol fans received the very sad, shocking news that yet another member of the rarefied circle had passed away. Most of Glenn O’Brien’s professional career…
Andy Warhol, Factory Diary: David Bowie and Group at the Factory, September 14, 1971, 1971 ½” reel-to-reel videotape, black & white, sound, 14 minutes. Camera by Michael Netter and Andy Warhol. With David Bowie, Vincent Fremont, Andy Warhol, Allen Midgette, Michael Netter, Pat Hackett, Glenn O’Brien. © 2017 The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved.
Andy Warhol’s mother Julia Warhola moved from Pittsburgh to New York City in 1952, where she lived with Warhol until 1970. In this video, we take a look at some…
Warhol’s life and work are documented in The Warhol archives. The collection consists of more than 8,000 cubic feet of material—perhaps half a million objects—and is integral to the museum’s storytelling,…
Photo by Dean Kaufman
Have you ever stood in line outside a club, hoping and waiting for the bouncer to let you in? Have you felt the club doorkeeper’s eyes scrutinizing you through a…
Regine's Gold Card in Cartier Case, undated The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. TC314.102.3.1-TC314.102.3.2
TC315 contains this photocopy of John Cale’s passport. Andy Warhol used it—along with copies of Cale’s identification card—to design the cover of Cale’s album Honi Soit. Warhol’s original design for the…
Photocopy of John Cale's Passport, undated 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.59 x 27.94 cm.) The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © Crown copyright. Reproduced with permission by the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, and Queen Printer for Scotland. 2010 TC315.156
Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the place of Andy Warhol’s birth, The Andy Warhol Museum holds the largest collection of Warhol’s artworks and archival materials. We are one of the most comprehensive…
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