The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
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| - | :"Nowadays if you're a crook you're still considered up-there. You can write books, go on TV, give interviews—you're a big celebrity and nobody even looks down on you because you're a crook. You're still up-there. This is because more than anything people just want stars." -- ''[[The Philosophy of Andy Warhol]]'' | + | [[Image:PhilosophyofAndyWarholBookcover.jpeg|thumb|''The Philosophy of Andy Warhol'']] |
| - | :http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/fisher/search.html?facet=true&rows=25&sort=score%20desc,title_facet%20asc&ref=search-faceted&fq=worktype_facet:%22Contemporary%20Art%22%20AND%20artist_facet:%22Warhol,%20Andy%22%20AND%20title_facet:%22Thirteen%20Most%20Wanted%20Men%22 | + | '''''The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)''''' is a 1975 [[book]] by the [[United States|American]] artist [[Andy Warhol]] (1928-1987). It was first published by [[Harcourt Brace Jovanovich]]. |
| - | The "[[13]]" in the title of ''[[The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys]]'' was most likely borrowed from a [[New York City Police]] brochure of "The Thirteen Most Wanted" which was also the inspiration for [[Warhol]]'s [[mural]] [[Thirteen Most Wanted Men]] at the [[1964 New York World's Fair]], painted on the [[New York State Pavilion]], designed by [[Philip Johnson]]. It is reminiscent of [[Our Lady of the Flowers]] in its glorification of criminals. | + | |
| - | [[Frank Bellone]] was one of the thirteen criminals represented in Warhol's [[Thirteen Most Wanted Men]] series, based on [[mug shot]]s published by the New York Police Department in 1962. | + | The book is an assemblage of self-consciously ironic "quotable quotes" about love, beauty, fame, work, sex, time, death, economics, success, and art, among other topics, by the "Prince of [[Pop Art|Pop]]". It has a prologue and is fifteen chapters and 241 pages in length. |
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | Warhol signed two book contracts in 1974 with Harcourt, one for ''The Philosophy'' and the second for a biography of [[Paulette Goddard]], which did happen. | ||
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| + | ''The Philosophy'' was ghostwritten by Warhol's secretary Pat Hackett and his [[Interview Magazine]] editor [[Bob Colacello]]. Much of the material is drawn from conversations Andy had taped between himself and Colacello and [[Brigid Berlin]]. | ||
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| + | Warhol promoted the book in September 1975 on a nine-city U.S. book tour, followed by stops in [[Italy]], [[France]], and [[England]]. | ||
| - | == See == | ||
| - | *Most Wanted Men No.1 John M | ||
| - | *Most Wanted Men No 2, John Victor G, | ||
| - | *Most Wanted Men No.5, Arthur Alvin M. | ||
| - | *Most Wanted Men, No. 6, Thomas Francis C. | ||
| - | *Warhol, Most Wanted Men No. 7, Salvatore V. | ||
| - | *Andy Warhol, Most Wanted Men No. 11, John Joseph H., Jr., 1964 | ||
| - | *Andy Warhol, Most Wanted Men No. 12, Frank B | ||
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The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again) is a 1975 book by the American artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987). It was first published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
The book is an assemblage of self-consciously ironic "quotable quotes" about love, beauty, fame, work, sex, time, death, economics, success, and art, among other topics, by the "Prince of Pop". It has a prologue and is fifteen chapters and 241 pages in length.
History
Warhol signed two book contracts in 1974 with Harcourt, one for The Philosophy and the second for a biography of Paulette Goddard, which did happen.
The Philosophy was ghostwritten by Warhol's secretary Pat Hackett and his Interview Magazine editor Bob Colacello. Much of the material is drawn from conversations Andy had taped between himself and Colacello and Brigid Berlin.
Warhol promoted the book in September 1975 on a nine-city U.S. book tour, followed by stops in Italy, France, and England.
