" Andy Warhol & Other Famous Faces " on view at Maryhill Museum of Art

Written by Noreen Weedon Thursday, 24 May 2012 23:24

GOLDENDALE, WA.- American Andy Warhol (1928-1987), one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th Century, on view at Maryhill Museum of Art in the spectacular Columbia River Gorge for a four-month exhibit in the form of his famous prints from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation. Opening on Saturday, July 19, the Andy Warhol & Other Famous Faces

During the 1960s Warhol began to explore the iconic status of everyday objects such as his images of Campbell's soup cans and his portraits of such notable personalities as Marilyn Monroe and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The work he produced established Warhol as the rising star in what was to become known as the Pop Movement. In the 1970s his fascination with portraiture grew and he began producing dozens of vibrant portraits that had a lasting effect on popular culture and art.

"Andy Warhol bridged the gap between popular and high culture and made it easier for succeeding generations to participate in fine art," said Maryhill Museum Curator Lee Musgrave. "His approach shattered earlier conventions of portraiture and other artist shared his enthusiasm for this new art." 

The  exhibit includes portraits by Warhol of The Beatles, Sitting Bull, General Custer, Geronimo, Queen Elizabeth II, Jimmy Carter, Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minnelli, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the emblematic Campbell's Soup Can (Tomato), and others.

Also shown are portraits by artists Jennifer Bartlett, Chuck Close, Osvaldo Salas Freire, Red Grooms, Jasper Johns, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Mel Ramos, Robert Rauschenberg, and Tom Wesselman. They portray Elvis Presley, Charlie Chaplin, Vincent Van Gogh, Ernest Hemingway, John and Robert Kennedy, Elizabeth Taylor, Mona Lisa, and others.

On July 24, at 7 p.m., noted art critic Sue Taylor will present Andy Warhol, Postmodern Persona in a public lecture that will highlight Warhol's impact on pop culture. The talk is free with museum admission.

All work in the exhibit is on loan from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation. Schnitzer began collecting art at the age of fourteen and it has become his lifelong pursuit. He is a connoisseur whose contemporary print collection exceeds 5,000 works.

Andy Warhol & Other Famous Faces marks the third exhibition of works loaned by Jordan Schnitzer that Maryhill Museum of Art has organized. The exhibit and related programs are sponsored in part by Puget Sound Energy, the Jordan D. Schnitzer Family Foundation, Bill and Cathy Dickson, Diane Plumridge and Art Dodd, and Windy Point Partners LLC.

Visit Maryhill Museum of Art at: www.maryhillmuseum.org/

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