... famous people, or everyday objects like soup cans or dollar bills. When he tired of the everyday, his imagination turned to the more shocking: scenes of car wrecks and electric chairs. Andy Warhol's 1962 Gold Marilyn Monroe was a perfect example of the ironic essence of Pop Art. His approach to portraying, and perhaps, truly revealing Hollywood's then-leading feminine ideal leaned ... ...

• Word Count: 1994
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... created the silkscreen paintings of Elizabeth Taylor. It was the year of Cleopatra, starring her and Richard Burton. Then, Warhol created the Death and Disaster series, showing car accidents, electric chairs and more. His friend Henry Geldzahler suggested that Andy should give up his Death and Disaster series and pointed out some flowers in a magazine as an alternative subject (Smith, 277 ... ...

• Word Count: 1362
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... how vulnerable society was to the media's influence. This preoccupation 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 JET" Other works in this series include "Optical Car Crash", "Ambulance Disaster", and "Lavender Disaster ... ...

• Word Count: 1468
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