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56-523: Raimar may refer to: Charles Revson (1906-1975), American businessman and philanthropist who created the cosmetic brand Revlon Peter Revson (1939-1974), American race car driver Revson (footballer) (born 1992), full name Revson Cordeiro dos Santos, Brazilian footballer Revson Fountain , fountain in Manhattan, New York City [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share

112-432: A $ 12 paper shopping bag—plain white with a red Campbell's soup can. His painting of a can of a Campbell's soup cost $ 1,500 while each autographed can sold for three for $ 18, $ 6.50 each. The exhibit was one of the first mass events that directly confronted the general public with both pop art and the perennial question of what art is. Warhol used assistants to increase his productivity and these collaborations would remain

168-538: A 1958 design for a book cover he submitted to Simon and Schuster for the Walter Ross pulp novel The Immortal , and later used others for his series of paintings. With the rapid expansion of the record industry , RCA Records hired Warhol, along with another freelance artist, Sid Maurer, to design album covers and promotional materials. As a commercial artist, Warhol worked with high-end advertising clients such as Tiffany & Co. In 1961 Warhol purchased

224-416: A Bachelor of Fine Arts in pictorial design in 1949. Later that year, he moved to New York City and began a career in magazine illustration and advertising. Warhol's early career was dedicated to commercial and advertising art, where his first commission had been to draw shoes for Glamour magazine in 1949. In the 1950s, Warhol worked as a designer for shoe manufacturer Israel Miller. While working in

280-521: A Brooks Brothers shirt and tie, DeNoyer blazer, and Levi jeans. As Warhol continued to forge into filmmaking, he had established himself as "one of the most celebrated and well-known pop art figures to emerge from the sixties." The Pasadena Art Museum in Pasadena organized a major retrospective of his work in 1970, which traveled in the United States and abroad. In 1971, the exhibition

336-472: A Formula One racecar driver and son of his brother Martin, died in 1974. Peter's younger brother Doug died before him in a racecar accident in Denmark in 1967. Peter was engaged to 1973 Miss World , Marjorie Wallace 14 days before his fatal accident in practice for the 1974 South African Grand Prix. Revson was a frequent customer of master tailor William Fioravanti at 45 West 57th Street, ordering around

392-575: A cigar roller in Manchester, not far from where the Revsons lived in the Squog Area , a German-American neighborhood that was part of Manchester's "West Side". Revson moved to Boston after graduating from Manchester High School West . When Elka, the cosmetics company he worked for, did not promote him to the position of national distributor, Revson decided to go into business for himself. In

448-687: A collection of personalities known as Warhol superstars , and is credited with inspiring the widely used expression " 15 minutes of fame ." Warhol managed and produced the experimental rock band the Velvet Underground . After surviving an assassination attempt by radical feminist Valerie Solanas in June 1968, Warhol focused on transforming The Factory into a business enterprise. He founded Interview magazine and authored numerous books, including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (1975) and Popism: The Warhol Sixties (1980). He also hosted

504-558: A defining (and controversial) aspect of his working methods throughout his career. One of the most important collaborators during this period was Gerard Malanga . Malanga assisted the artist with the production of silkscreens, films, sculptures and other works at The Factory, Warhol's aluminum foil -and-silver-paint-lined studio on 47th Street. Other members of Warhol's Factory crowd included Freddie Herko , Ondine , Ronald Tavel , Mary Woronov , Billy Name , and Brigid Berlin . In November 1964, Warhol's first Flowers series exhibited at

560-661: A dozen suits a year; Revson later invested in the business. Revson died on August 24, 1975, at his home in Premium Point, New Rochelle , New York. In 1956, Revson established the Charles H. Revson Foundation , which he funded with over $ 10 million during his lifetime. The foundation funded schools, hospitals, and service organizations serving the Jewish community, mostly located in New York. Upon his death, Revson endowed

616-629: A marginal figure in the Factory scene before to the shooting. She authored the SCUM Manifesto , a separatist feminist tract that advocated the elimination of men; and appeared in the Warhol film I, a Man (1967). Amaya received only minor injuries and was released from the hospital later the same day. Warhol was seriously wounded by the attack and barely survived and remained in the hospital for nearly two months. Solanas turned herself into

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672-500: A profound effect on Warhol's life and art. He had physical effects for the rest of his life, including being required to wear a surgical corset . The Factory became more regulated and Warhol focused on making it a business enterprise. He credited his collaborator Paul Morrissey with transforming the Factory into a "regular office." In September 1968, Warhol hosted a party at the Factory for Nico 's album The Marble Index . Warhol and his superstars Viva and Ultra Violet appeared on

728-588: A series of Elizabeth Taylor portraits, were shown at his second exhibition at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. Later that year, Warhol relocated his studio to East 47th Street, which would turn into The Factory . The Factory became a popular gathering spot for a wide range of artists, writers, musicians and underground celebrities. Warhol had his second exhibition at the Stable Gallery in

784-485: A successful career as a commercial illustrator in the 1950s. After exhibiting his work in art galleries , he began to receive recognition as an influential and controversial artist in the 1960s. His New York studio, The Factory , became a well-known gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens , playwrights, bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities and wealthy patrons. He directed and produced several underground films starring

840-466: A successful children's book illustrator. Warhol had an older sister, Maria, who died in infancy in Austria-Hungary. In third grade, Warhol had Sydenham's chorea (also known as St. Vitus' Dance), the nervous system disease that causes involuntary movements of the extremities, which is believed to be a complication of scarlet fever which causes skin pigmentation blotchiness. At times when he

896-418: A temperament of its own, a sort of sly, Toulouse-Lautrec kind of sophistication, but the shape and the style came through accurately and the buckle was always in the right place. The kids in the apartment [which Andy shared in New York – note by Coplans] noticed that the vamps on Andy's shoe drawings kept getting longer and longer but [Israel] Miller didn't mind. Miller loved them." In 1952, Alexander Iolas

952-650: A townhouse at 1342 Lexington Avenue in Carnegie Hill , which he also used as his art studio. In 1962, Warhol was taught silkscreen printmaking techniques by Max Arthur Cohn at his graphic arts business in Manhattan. In his book Popism: The Warhol Sixties , Warhol writes: "When you do something exactly wrong, you always turn up something". In May 1962, Warhol was featured in an article in Time with his painting Big Campbell's Soup Can with Can Opener (Vegetable) (1962), which initiated his most sustained motif,

1008-609: Is credited as discovering Andy Warhol, and he organized first solo show at the Hugo Gallery in New York. Although that show was not well received, by 1956 Warhol was included in his first group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art , New York. In 1956, Warhol traveled around the world with his friend, production designer Charles Lisanby, studying art and culture in several countries. Warhol's "whimsical" ink drawings of shoe advertisements figured in some of his earliest showings at

1064-515: Is the highest price paid at auction for a work by an American artist. Warhol was born on August 6, 1928, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the fourth child of Ondrej Warhola (Americanized as Andrew Warhola Sr.; 1889–1942) and Julia Warhola ( née Zavacká, 1891–1972). His parents were working-class Rusyn emigrants from Mikó , Austria-Hungary (now called Miková, located in today's northeastern Slovakia ). Warhol's father emigrated to

1120-448: Is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist. Warhol has been described as the " bellwether of the art market". His artwork is regarded as extremely collectible and valuable. His work include the most expensive paintings ever sold . In 2013, Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) (1963) sold for $ 105 million, setting a record for the artist. In 2022, Shot Sage Blue Marilyn (1964) sold for $ 195 million, which

1176-488: The Bodley Gallery in New York in 1957. Warhol habitually used the expedient of tracing photographs projected with an epidiascope . Using prints by Edward Wallowitch , his "first boyfriend", the photographs would undergo a subtle transformation during Warhol's often cursory tracing of contours and hatching of shadows. Warhol used Wallowitch's photograph Young Man Smoking a Cigarette ( c.  1956 ) for

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1232-731: The Campbell's soup can. That painting became Warhol's first to be shown in a museum when it was exhibited at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford in July 1962. On July 9, 1962, Warhol's exhibition opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles with Campbell's Soup Cans , marking his West Coast debut of pop art . In November 1962, Warhol had an exhibition at Eleanor Ward's Stable Gallery in New York. The exhibit included

1288-468: The Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, where he studied commercial art . During his time there, Warhol joined the campus Modern Dance Club and Beaux Arts Society. He also served as art director of the student art magazine, Cano , illustrating a cover in 1948 and a full-page interior illustration in 1949. These are believed to be his first two published artworks. Warhol earned

1344-530: The Leo Castelli Gallery in New York. In May 1965, his second Flowers series, which had more sizes and color variation that the previous, was shown at Galerie Ileana Sonnabend in Paris. During this trip Warhol announced that he was retiring from art to focus on film. From the 1960s to the 1970s, Warhol also groomed a retinue of bohemian and counterculture eccentrics upon whom he bestowed

1400-680: The Shah of Iran , Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , at the White House . In 1975, Warhol published The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again) . In September 1975, he went on an eight-city U.S. book tour, followed by stops in Italy, France, and England. In 1976, Warhol and painter Jamie Wyeth were commissioned to paint each other's portraits by the Coe Kerr Gallery in Manhattan. In January 1977, Warhol traveled to Kuwait for

1456-544: The 1920s. Jeanette's parents, Saul J. and Mary Ella Greenberg Weiss, influenced many of their offspring to pursue success. Many of the Weiss family descendants exhibited qualities such as the perfectionism and aestheticism evident in Charles Revson's career. Revson, like many other Weiss family descendants, disassociated from most of the family of origin to create a fiercely autonomous identity. Revson's father worked as

1512-557: The 1960s, and span a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, photography, and filmmaking. Some of his best-known works include the silkscreen paintings Campbell's Soup Cans (1962) and Marilyn Diptych (1962), the experimental film Chelsea Girls (1966), and the multimedia events known as the Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1966–67). Born and raised in Pittsburgh , Warhol initially pursued

1568-408: The 1960s, revealing Warhol's connections to a diverse range of artistic scenes during this time. Less well known was his support and collaboration with several teenagers during this era, who would achieve prominence later in life, including writer David Dalton , photographer Stephen Shore and artist Bibbe Hansen (mother of pop musician Beck ). The experimental rock group The Velvet Underground

1624-590: The Mao portraits were installed at the Musée Galliera in Paris. Warhol was visiting Europe more often in the early 1970s. He had a fondness for Paris, and by 1973 he had purchased an apartment on rue du Cherche-Midi on Paris' Left Bank . In 1974, Warhol and Johnson moved from his home on Lexington Avenue to a townhouse at 57 East 66th Street in Manhattan's Lenox Hill neighborhood. In May 1975, Warhol attended President Gerald Ford 's state dinner in honor of

1680-467: The United States in 1912 and worked in a coal mine. His wife joined him in Pittsburgh in 1921. The family lived at 55 Beelen Street and later at 3252 Dawson Street in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. They were Ruthenian Catholic and attended St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church . Warhol had two elder brothers—Paul (1922–2014) and John (1925–2010). Paul's son, James Warhola , became

1736-569: The basis for his silkscreen portraits when he resumed painting in the 1970s. In late 1969, Warhol and British journalist John Wilcock founded Interview magazine. Compared to the success and scandal of Warhol's work in the 1960s, the early 1970s were much quieter years, as he became more entrepreneurial. He was generally regarded as quiet, shy and a meticulous observer. Art critic Robert Hughes called him "the white mole of Union Square ". His fashion evolved from what Warhol called his "leather look" to his " Brook Brothers look," which included

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1792-465: The client," Carlin testified. "We were willing to please the client." Though they testified, neither Charles nor Martin Revson ever became the subjects of an official inquiry. The scandal effectively killed the quiz show phenomenon, but by that time, Revlon had vastly increased its market share and was established as an international behemoth in its niche. Charles Revson was married three times. His first

1848-654: The cover of the November 10, 1968, issue of The New York Times Magazine . In 1969, Warhol and his entourage traveled to Los Angeles to discuss a prospective movie deal with Columbia Pictures . Warhol, who has always had an interest in photography, used a Polaroid camera to document his recuperation after the shooting. In 1969, some of his photographs were published in Esquire magazine. He would become well known for always carrying his Polaroid camera to chronicle his encounters. Eventually, he used instant photography as

1904-471: The designation " superstars ", including Edie Sedgwick , Nico , International Velvet , Viva , Ultra Violet , Joe Dallesandro , Candy Darling , Holly Woodlawn , Jackie Curtis and Jane Forth . These people all participated in the Factory films, and some—like Berlin—remained friends with Warhol until his death. Important figures in the New York underground art/cinema world, such as writer John Giorno and filmmaker Jack Smith , also appear in Warhol films of

1960-489: The duplication of the producers' and sponsors' dubious methods to ensure a large viewership. Steve Carlin, executive producer of Entertainment Productions, Inc., which produced The $ 64,000 Question and The $ 64,000 Challenge , was called to testify before Congress about the rigging of the TV quiz shows. He said that Revson demanded the shows be rigged to ensure high ratings. "There is a tradition in television...of trying to please

2016-565: The film was too long, there were technical problems." In 1967, Warhol established Factory Additions for his printmaking and publishing enterprise. In February 1968, Warhol's first solo museum exhibition was mounted at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. 1968 assassination attempt On June 3, 1968, radical feminist writer Valerie Solanas shot Warhol and Mario Amaya , art critic and curator, at The Factory. Solanas had been

2072-528: The foundation with $ 68 million from his estate and granted the board of directors the discretion to chart the foundation's future course. In 1978, the foundation began a formal grantmaking process, and since that time, it has disbursed a total of $ 145 million in grants and its endowment has grown from $ 68 million to $ 141 million. Revson was a character in the Doug Wright - Scott Frankel - Michael Korie musical War Paint based on Lindy Woodhead's book of

2128-426: The main house on the property in 1972. Lee Radziwill , Jackie Kennedy , The Rolling Stones , Elizabeth Taylor , Halston , and John Lennon were among the estate's notable guests. Although Warhol was considered to be apolitical, he participated in an exhibition with the poster Vote McGovern (1972) in effort to raise funds for George McGovern 's 1972 presidential campaign . In October 1972, Warhol's work

2184-484: The mid-1950s, Revlon sponsored the quiz show The $ 64,000 Question , which became a television phenomenon and boosted sales considerably. Revson and his brother Martin, second in charge at the company, allegedly demanded that the producers control the questions in order to keep popular contestants winning and maintain the program's high ratings. This sparked what later became known as the quiz show scandal , as The $ 64,000 Question , The Challenge and Twenty One led to

2240-545: The police a few hours after the attack and said that Warhol "had too much control over my life." She was subsequently diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and eventually sentenced to three years in prison. Jed Johnson , one of the helpers at the Factory, had been a witness to the shooting. During Warhol's hospitalization, Johnson visited him regularly and they developed a deep relationship. Subsequently, Johnson moved in with Warhol to help him recuperate and care for his mother Julia Warhola. The assassination attempt had

2296-492: The same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Revson&oldid=1060849829 " Categories : Given names Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description with empty Wikidata description All set index articles Charles Revson Revson

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2352-517: The same name and The Powder and the Glory documentary. Erik Liberman played Revson in both the Goodman Theatre and Broadway productions, as well as on the original cast recording, opposite Patti LuPone as Helena Rubinstein and Christine Ebersole as Elizabeth Arden . Designed by Philip Johnson Associates, Revson Fountain at Lincoln Center was dedicated on April 7, 1964, and

2408-439: The shoe industry, Warhol developed his "blotted line" technique, applying ink to paper and then blotting the ink while still wet, which was akin to a printmaking process on the most rudimentary scale. His use of tracing paper and ink allowed him to repeat the basic image and also to create endless variations on the theme. American photographer John Coplans recalled that "nobody drew shoes the way Andy did. He somehow gave each shoe

2464-436: The size of the box. A pivotal event was The American Supermarket exhibition at Paul Bianchini's Upper East Side gallery in late 1964. The show was presented as a typical small supermarket environment, except that everything in it—from the produce, canned goods, meat, posters on the wall, etc.—was created by prominent pop artists of the time, among them sculptor Claes Oldenburg , Mary Inman and Bob Watts . Warhol designed

2520-439: The spring of 1964, which featured sculptures of commercial boxes stacked and scattered throughout the space to resemble a warehouse. For the exhibition, Warhol custom ordered wooden boxes and silkscreened graphics onto them. The sculptures— Brillo Box , Del Monte Peach Box , Heinz Tomato Ketchup Box , Kellogg's Cornflakes Box , Campbell's Tomato Juice Box and Mott's Apple Juice Box —sold for $ 200 to $ 400 depending on

2576-493: The studio, parties, restaurants, and on trips to Europe. He created portraits of Archie, Johnson and Amos, a second dachshund they got a few years later. Between 1972 and 1973, Warhol created a series of portraits of Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong with funding from two New York galleries, Knoedler & Co. and the Leo Castelli Gallery, as well as art collector Peter Brant . In February 1974, some of

2632-496: The television series Fashion (1979–80), Andy Warhol's TV (1980–83), and Andy Warhol's Fifteen Minutes (1985–87). Warhol died of cardiac arrhythmia , aged 58, after gallbladder surgery in February 1987. Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions , books, and documentary films. The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city of Pittsburgh, which holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives,

2688-550: The tone for his reception. In 1963, Warhol formed The Druds , a short-lived avant-garde noise band that included notable figures from the New York minimal art and proto- conceptual art scenes, including Larry Poons , La Monte Young , Walter De Maria , Jasper Johns , Claes Oldenberg , and Lucas Samaras . In January 1963, Warhol rented his first studio—an old firehouse at 159 East 87th Street—where he created his Elvis series, which included Eight Elvises (1963) and Triple Elvis (1963). These portraits, along with

2744-585: The works Gold Marilyn , eight of the classic Marilyn series also named Flavor Marilyns , Marilyn Diptych , 100 Soup Cans , 100 Coke Bottles , and 100 Dollar Bills . Gold Marilyn was bought by the architect Philip Johnson and donated to the Museum of Modern Art. In December 1962, New York City's Museum of Modern Art hosted a symposium on pop art, during which artists such as Warhol were attacked for "capitulating" to consumerism. Critics were appalled by Warhol's open acceptance of market culture, which set

2800-694: Was born in Somerville, Massachusetts after his family immigrated from Canada to the United States. He was raised in Manchester, New Hampshire . His father, Samuel Revson, was born in Lithuania and of Lithuanian-Jewish heritage; his mother, Jeanette Weiss Revson, in Austria-Hungary and of German-Jewish background. His parents emigrated to Boston in the late 19th century where they had eight other children. Jeanette died young of pneumonia in

2856-444: Was brief. His second was to Johanna C Ancky Johnson, producing sons John and Charles H. Revson, Jr., and an adopted daughter, Penelope. He had 5 grandchildren: Jill Revson, Jennifer Mitchell, Charles Mitchell, Charles H. Revson III and Alexander Revson. He married a third time to Lyn Revson (who in the 1980s was a subject of portraits by Andy Warhol ). He also had an affair with actress/singer Eartha Kitt . His nephew, Peter Revson ,

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2912-450: Was confined to bed, he drew, listened to the radio and collected pictures of movie stars around his bed. Warhol later described this period as very important in the development of his personality, skill-set and preferences. When Warhol was 13, his father died in an accident. As a teenager, Warhol graduated from Schenley High School in 1945, and also won a Scholastic Art and Writing Award . After graduating from high school, he enrolled at

2968-556: Was funded by the Revlon Foundation in 1962. Andy Warhol Andy Warhol ( / ˈ w ɔːr h ɒ l / ; born Andrew Warhola Jr. ; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director and producer. A leading figure in the pop art movement, Warhol is considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture that flourished by

3024-603: Was included in the inaugural show at the Art Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi, Texas . After years of deteriorating health, Warhol's mother, Julia Warhola, died in Pittsburgh in November 1972. Although he covered the cost of her funeral, he chose not to attend or inform his close friends of her death. Warhol and his longtime partner Jed Johnson got a dachshund, Archie (Bunker) Warhol, for Christmas in 1972. Warhol doted on Archie and took him everywhere: to

3080-947: Was mounted at the Tate Gallery in London and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. The Whitney show distinctly featured Warhol's Cow Wallpaper (1966) as the backdrop for his paintings. In May 1971, Warhol's first and only theater production, Andy Warhol's Pork , opened at the La MaMa Experimental Theatre in New York. In August 1971, it was brought to the Roundhouse in London. In late 1971, Warhol and his business partner Paul Morrissey purchased Eothen , an oceanfront estate in Montauk, New York on Long Island . They began renting

3136-448: Was taken on by Warhol around the end of 1965. In his capacity as their manager, he included them as a key component of his Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia performances in 1966 and 1967, and he funded their debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967). Warhol intended to present the film Chelsea Girls (1966) at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival , but it wasn't shown because "the festival authorities explained that

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