Andy warhol for kids biography projects
Who is Andy Warhol?
WHO IS HE?
Andy Warhol was part of the pop art movement. He was born Andrew Warhola in 1928 in Pennsylvania. His parents were from a part of Europe that is now part of Slovakia. They moved to New York in the 1920s.
His first job was illustrating adverts in fashion magazines. Now is he known as one of the most influential artists who ever lived!
These are some of his fashion illustrations.
Warhol was gay and expressed his identity through his life and art. During his lifetime being gay was illegal in the United States.
WHAT IS HE FAMOUS FOR?
He is famous for exploring popular culture in his work. Popular culture is anything from Coca Cola to pop stars to the clothes people like to wear.
He made a print of Campbell’s Soup – a popular brand of soup in the United States. He said he ate Campbell’s tomato soup every day for lunch for 20 years!
WHAT IS POP ART?
Pop art is all about making art by inspired by things from popular culture. Find out more in this short film!
WHAT WAS HIS STYLE?
He had a very particular personal style. He had a shock of white hair and was usually seen wearing a lot of black, leather jackets and glasses or sunglasses.
He dressed up and experimented a lot with his personal style. He made a lot of self-portraits.
WHAT TYPE OF ART DID HE MAKE?
Warhol liked to use bright colours and silk screening techniques. He liked using screen printing to mass-produce artworks based on photographs of celebrities, like this image of Marilyn Monroe. She was a movie star who was very famous in the 1950s.
He didn't just do prints though, he made films, digital artwork, installations, paintings and sculptures.
WHAT IS SILK SCREEN PRINTING?
Warhol liked making prints because it meant he could create multiples of the same image. Screen-printing is a printing process that can create lots of artworks that look the same.
Sometimes Warhol would switch colours around and present a group of
Andy Warhol Teaching Resources and Lesson Plans
While kids absolutely love working with scissors and glue, in the primary grades, most are not quite adept at using either. This Andy Warhol-inspired art unit is a favorite because it serves two purposes: first, of course, it presents an awesome and simple introduction to American pop art icon, Andy Warhol; but second, it offers a fantastic opportunity for young kids to develop and practice their cutting and gluing skills. While there are countless ways an artist might employ scissors and glue sticks, with 4-8 year olds, I like to focus on techniques that are simply safe, efficient, and effective. This unit covers the basics and gives kids a chance to practice and demonstrate these skills.
The other super cool thing about this Warhol-inspired studio project is that it incorporates printmaking. Specifically, hand printing. Kids are prompted to press their wide-open hand onto cold, wet, gooey paint, then stamp it four times right on top of their cutting and gluing work. This instantly transforms the project into an eye-catching piece of pop art! Talk about hands-on fun!
These Andy Warhol teaching resources and lesson plans:
- expose kids to several of Warhol’s kid-friendly artworks,
- offer guided instruction relating to scissors and glue sticks,
- explore the idea of repeating an image or print for visual impact, and
- help you, as facilitator, feel confident about exactly how to connect all this to a really fun mixed-media project.
In addition to a detailed overview of our art unit, below you’ll find a generous collection of supplemental resources that’ll have you feeling and sounding like a regular at The Factory (Warhol’s New York Studio, ha!).
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Andy Warhol facts for kids
"Warhol" redirects here. For other uses, see Warhol (disambiguation) and Andy Warhol (disambiguation).
Quick facts for kids Andy Warhol | |
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Warhol in 1980 | |
| Born | Andrew Warhola Jr. (1928-08-06)August 6, 1928 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | February 22, 1987(1987-02-22) (aged 58) New York City, US |
| Education | Carnegie Institute of Technology (Carnegie Mellon University) |
| Known for | Printmaking, painting, cinema, photography |
Notable work | |
| Movement | Pop art |
| Signature | |
Andy Warhol ( born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, producer, and leading figure in the pop art movement. Some of his best-known works include the silkscreen paintings Campbell's Soup Cans (1962) and Marilyn Diptych (1962).
Early years
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 (née Zavacká, 1892–1972), who came to the US from Austria-Hungary.
Warhol's father emigrated to the United States in 1914, and his mother joined him in 1921, after the death of Warhol's grandparents. Warhol's father worked in a coal mine. The family lived at 55 Beelen Street and later at 3252 Dawson Street in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
Andy Warhol had two elder brothers—Pavol (Paul), the eldest, was born before the family emigrated; Ján was born in Pittsburgh. Pavol's son, James Warhola, became a successful children's book illustrator.
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. At times when he was confined to bed, he drew, listened to the radio and collected pictures of movie st
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