AN ANDY WARHOL COLLECTION DEBUTS IN THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

(Baltimore, Maryland)- April 30th, 2013- The Baker Museum of Art (BAM) is excited to bring a collection from the late and great Andy Warhol. The exhibition will be featured from September 1st

to March 15th, 2014. The pieces will be on display in the left wing on the third floor of the museum.

Andy Warhol is the face of pop art and a pioneer in modern art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist.

Warhol's art encompassed many forms of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music. He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers.

He founded Interview Magazine and was the author of numerous books,

including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol and Popism: The Warhol Sixties. His studio, The Factory, was a famous gathering

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THE BAKER MUSUEM OF ARTIMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Media Contact:Sydnie L.A. Baker, 443-230-7896

Figure 1. Ingrid Bergman as the Nun. 1983

place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons.

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