Andy Warhol Portfolios "Life & Legends"

The work of America's most celebrated Pop Artist comes to The Mint Museum this October!  The exhibition will feature approximately 60 selections from various Warhol portfolios from the Bank of America Collection. Among the portfolios considered are the Endangered Species Portfolio, the Flowers Portfolio, the Myths Portfolio, the Muhammad Ali Portfolio, and the Space Fruits Portfolio. Each portfolio comprises up to ten color screenprints.  

Andy Warhol, born Andy Warhola (1928-1987), became the central figure in the Pop Art Movement that emerged in the United States in the 1950s and enjoyed increased popularity in the 1960s. Pop Art was to become one of the major art movements of the 20th century with its themes and techniques drawn from popular culture. 

Warhol, as an artist and an avant-garde filmmaker, became a renowned celebrity whose life was often one of controversy. Today, Warhol’s acclaim as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century is legendary. His art has been the subject of numerous exhibitions and is highly collectible.