Andy Warhol
Howdy Doody, from the Myths Series
1981

About the Item

Created in 1981, this color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board is hand signed by Andy Warhol (Pennsylvania, 1928 - New York, 1987) in pencil ion verso and is numbered from the edition of 200 in pencil on verso; published by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc., New York; printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York. This screenprint is part of a portfolio of 10 works Warhol created in 1981 titled Andy Warhol Myths and are each illustrated and referenced in the catalogue raisonne. The artworks in the Series include Superman FS 260, Mickey Mouse FS 265, Santa Claus FS 266, The Shadow FS 267, The Star FS 258, Uncle Sam FS 259, The Witch FS 261, Dracula FS 264, Howdy Doody FS 263, Mammy FS 262. Catalogue Raisonné: Andy Warhol Howdy Doody, from the Myths Series, 1981 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the sale of the work). 1. Feldman, Frayda and Jörg Schellmann. Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné 1962 – 1987, 4th Ed. New York: Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.: 2003. Other variants are listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné IIB.263. About the Framing: Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Andy Warhol Howdy Doody, from the Myths Series, 1981 is presented in a complementary moulding and mats and optical grade Plexiglas.

Creator:
Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987, American)
Creation Year:
1981
Dimensions:
Height: 43 in (109.22 cm)Width: 43 in (109.22 cm)
Medium:
Screen
Movement & Style:
Pop Art
Period:
1980-1989
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Palo Alto, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: 81471stDibs: LU1567213037322
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Andy Warhol

The name of American artist Andy Warhol is all but synonymous with Pop art, the movement he helped shape in the 1960s. He is known for his clever appropriation of motifs and images from popular advertising and commercials, which he integrated into graphic, vibrant works that utilized mass-production technologies such as printmaking, photography and silkscreening. Later in his career, Warhol expanded his oeuvre to include other forms of media, founding Interview magazine and producing fashion shoots and films on-site at the Factory, his world-famous studio in New York.

Born and educated in in Pittsburgh, Warhol moved to New York City in 1949 and built a successful career as a commercial illustrator. Although he made whimsical drawings as a hobby during these years, his career as a fine artist began in the mid-1950s with ink-blot drawings and hand-drawn silkscreens. The 1955 lithograph You Can Lead a Shoe to Water illustrates how he incorporated in his artwork advertising styles and techniques, in this case shoe commercials.

As a child, Warhol was often sick and spent much of his time in bed, where he would make sketches and put together collections of movie-star photographs. He described this period as formative in terms of his skills and interests. Indeed, Warhol remained obsessed with celebrities throughout his career, often producing series devoted to a famous face or an object from the popular culture, such as Chairman Mao or Campbell’s tomato soup. The 1967 silkscreen Marilyn 25 embodies his love of bright color and famous subjects.

Warhol was a prominent cultural figure in New York during the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. The Factory was a gathering place for the era’s celebrities, writers, drag queens and fellow artists, and collaboration was common. To this day, Warhol remains one of the most important artists of the 20th century and continues to exert influence on contemporary creators.

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