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With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Andy Warhol
Born: August 6, 1928
Died: February 22, 1987 (aged 58)
Bio: Andy Warhol was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s.
Known for:
- Campbell's Soup Cans (1962)
- Green Coca-Cola Bottles (1962)
- Marilyn Diptych (1962)
- Triple Elvis (1963)
- Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) (1963)
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