Andy Warhol: Photography

Germany. Edition Stemmle. 1999. Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. Book Condition: Very Good, some edge wear. Jacket Condition: Good with minor tear along bottom edge, shelf ware. 398pp. (ill. in colour & b/w) Being the first book publication that pays tribute to the entire context of Andy Warhol's extensive photographic œuvre. Andy Warhol stood both in front of and behind the camera lens. Instead of creating his own motives, he adopted them from other people's photographs. He communicated with people by photographing them- anytime, anywhere. The core of Andy Warhol's work is formed by photography and the act of photographing.  Accompanying the extensive plate sections are essays by renowned art historians and interviews with personalities from Andy Warhol's world. A final section of the book is dedicated to Andy Warhol and the Factory as seen by other photographers like Duane Michals, Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Robert Mapplethorpe, Oliveiro Toscani, a. o.