to Andy Warhol, 1928–87, American artist and filmmaker, b. Pittsburgh as Andrew Warhola.
The leading exponent of the pop art movement and one of the most influential artists of the late 20th cent.,
Warhol concentrated on the surface of things, choosing his imagery from the world of commonplace objects
such as dollar bills, soup cans, soft-drink bottles, and soap-pad boxes. He is variously credited with ridiculing and
celebrating American middle-class values by erasing the distinction between popular and high culture.