1. Andy Warhol
... Disaster" series was, yet, another collection that offered an exact reflection of the societal values of American culture in the Sixties. In the summer of 1962, Warhol became obsessed with daily news events. It was not the actual event that interested Warhol, but was, rather, the amount of publicity that the event received. He was extremely interested in the media and ... led him to create his "Death and Disaster" series, which included everyday subjects such as car crashes, disasters, and electric chairs. The first focus of his "Death Series" was the Daily News headlines "129 DIE IN JE...
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