andy warhol : "giant" size
"giant" size by andy warhol, introduction by dave hickey and published by phaidon press.

andy warhol "giant" size is a massive, spectacular, visual biography of the life and career of andy warhol. this huge book is a chronology of warhol’s life, from the cradle to the grave, using photos and artifacts from the depths of the warhol archive and the warhol foundation as well as material from private sources. with rare or unseen pictures of the new york glitterati over three decades along with receipts, letters, documents, family snaps, press cuttings… there is no better insight to the man beneath the wig.

containing 1400 color and 600 b&w illustrations, “giant” is the ultimate over-the-top scrap book on one of the biggest characters in 20th century art. beginning with the registration of andrew warhola’s birth on 8-6-28 in pittsburgh, the book is packed with the treasured possessions and ephemera of an obsessive hoarder.

the book includes material like childhood photographs of warhol and his family; the magazine tear sheet showing the first article he illustrated for glamour magazine in 1949; drawings of gold shoes he created in the 1950s; a letter from the museum of modern art dated 1959 rejecting an artwork warhol offered them as a gift; and much more.

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dimensions : 12.63"w x 16.5"h : 624 pages : hard cover