Andy Warhol Bio

“Andy was born in 1930 in Pittsburgh as the son of Czechoslovak immigrants. His original name was Andrew Warhola. His father was as a construction worker and died in an accident when Andy was 13 years old.”(Andy Warhol Bio) “Andy showed an early talent in drawing and painting”.(Andy Warhol Bio) After high school he studied commercial art at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh(Eldredge, 36). “Warhol graduated in 1949 and went to New York where …

…described him as a true workaholic. Warhol was obsessed by the ambition to become famous and wealthy. And he knew he could achieve the American dream only by hard work.”(Andy Warhol Bio) Andy Warhol died on the day February 22, 1987 from problems after an operation(Eldredge, 36). “More than 2000 people attended the memorial mass at St.Patrick's Cathedral. The pop art icon Warhol was also a religious man - a little known fact.”(Andy Warhol Bio)