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Famous pop artist Andy Warhol took tens of thousands of Polaroid photographs throughout his career. Using snapshots as preliminary sketches, he was frequently commissioned by wealthy socialites who wanted their faces captured by him. Both famous and lesser-known personalities flocked to Warhol’s studio “The Factory,” hoping to share in his spotlight; through selling these commissioned portraits, Warhol allowed his subjects to purchase their “15 minutes of fame.”
In 2007 the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts announced its 20th anniversary Photographic Legacy Program, which aimed to provide greater access to Warhol’s work and process across the country in a wide range of communities. It gifted a total of 28,543 original Warhol photographs (valued in excess of $28 million) to college and university museums across the United States, enriching the holdings of institutions that would not otherwise have the means of acquiring Warhol’s works. Through this outreach, Gettysburg College was one of 183 institutions to receive a donation of original Polaroid photographs and gelatin silver prints. Andy Warhol: Polaroids & Portraits, curated by Emily Francisco ’14, will display a selection of these works to the Gettysburg College community for the first time.
This exhibition is supported in part by Special Collections and College Archives, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College.
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August 30 - September 28, 2013
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