Andy Warhol

Born 6 August 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died 22 February 1987 (aged 58)

Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American magazine and ad illustrator who became a leading artist of the 1960s pop art movements. He ventured into a wide variety of art forms, including performance art, filmmaking, video installations and writing, and controversially blurred the lines between fine art and mainstream aesthetics.