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Andy Warhol1964
- Attribution
- Andy Warhol American, 1928-1987
- Medium
- Acrylic, silver paint, and silkscreen ink on linen
- Physical dimensions
- 50.8 × 40.6 cm (20 × 16 in.)
- Credit line
- Gift of Edlis Neeson Collection
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Source rights statement: © 2018 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Warhol based his first painted self-portrait on a photo booth photograph, and the work showcases Warhol’s ability to manipulate his persona itself as an artistic medium. As he admitted a few years later, “I’d prefer to remain a mystery, I never like to give my background and, anyway, I make it all up different every time I’m asked.” This work marked a starting point for Warhol’s career-long engagement with the construction of identity, especially as it pertained to crafting his public persona.
Description: Art Institute of Chicago · CC BY 4.0