Sketch Pad - February 5, 2021

Andy Warhol and Tomato Soup!

Campbell's® Soup by Andy Warhol. 1965

A quick look at Andy Warhol - Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1928, he was an American artist who it could be said was the leader of the Pop Art Movement in the 60s.

Learn more at... https://www.warhol.org/

As for tomato soup...who can resist a steaming hot bowl of tomato soup, along with a toasted cheese sandwich on a chilly winter day?... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell_Soup_Company

Combine Warhol and soup and you see his vision above. One of 32 similar paintings, they were originally all exhibited together at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles on July 9, 1962.

Learn more at... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell%27s_Soup_Cans

Quote of the Day -

“An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have.”

Andy Warhol

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