Nick Bertozzi

"Celebrated during his lifetime as much for his personality as for his paintings, Andy Warhol (1928-87) is the most famous and influential of the Pop artists, who developed the notion of 15 minutes of fame, and the idea that an artist could be as illustrious as the work he creates. This graphic novel biography offers insight into the turning point of Warhol's career and the creation of the Thirteen Most Wanted Men mural for the 1964 World's Fair, when Warhol clashed with urban planner Robert Moses, architect Philip Johnson, and Governor Nelson Rockefeller" --

Becoming Andy Warhol

Maggie Gordon

Given my complete and utter lack of art history knowledge, perhaps I was not the audience for this book. I found that the narrative jumped around, and I have difficulty keeping track of the different characters, or why I should care about them. The art was quite nice though, which is what led me to pick up the volume in the first place. For people with an interest in this subject, the book seems well-researched; it just wasn't for me.

Becoming Andy Warhol

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