The Autobiography of a Snake : Drawings by Andy Warhol - the exhibition catalogue from Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh available to buy at Museum Bookstore

The Autobiography of a Snake : Drawings by Andy Warhol

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'Each and every artwork shown in this book will provoke delight and pleasure for the viewer, and one just waltzes through the pages' - San Francisco Book Review

An enjoyable tale of a snake trying to make it in 1960s high society with illustrations by Andy Warhol

This is the never-before-published story of a snake trying to make it in the world of sixties high society, strongly suggested to be a stand-in for Warhol himself. The snake’s tongue-in-cheek observations as he slithers from adorning Jackie Kennedy’s boots to embellishing Coco Chanel’s shirt will delight the sophisticated fashion crowd. But the stars of the show are Warhol’s whimsical illustrations, revivified with a colour scheme inspired by his iconic Pop Art.

Before he achieved his dream of making it big in New York, Andy Warhol worked in advertising for a leather goods company, Fleming-Joffe, alongside Ogden Nash and Piero Fornasetti. It was for Fleming-Joffe that he created these images, held by the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and rarely seen until this deluxe publication. The Autobiography of a Snake is a brilliant portrait of Warhol’s obsessions, his talent, and the world he would one day conquer.

Details

  • Hardcover: 48 pages
  • Publication date: September 2016
  • Language: English
  • Delivery: Allow 1-2 weeks
  • ISBN: 978-0500519257
  • Dimensions: 26.7  x 23.7 cm

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