Warhol: The Textiles

Andy Warhol, a Pop Art superstar, was a successful commercial artist in New York before his rise to fame. This is the first book devoted to his commercial textile designs, featuring over 30 different textiles, from ice cream sundaes to acrobatic clowns. The book sheds new light on a previously undocumented aspect of Warhol's oeuvre and is published in association with the Fashion and Textile Museum.

Format: Hardback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 28 March 2023
Publisher: Yale University Press

Andy Warhol, a towering figure in 20th-century art, is widely recognized for his iconic representations of soup cans, Coca-Cola bottles, and Marilyn Monroe. Prior to his meteoric ascent to fame in the early 1960s as a Pop Art icon, Warhol had already achieved great success as a commercial artist in New York.

In the words of Matt Wrbican, former chief archivist of the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, "there are very few stories left to tell about Warhol, but textiles is one of them." This marks the inaugural publication dedicated to exploring the commercial textile designs of this influential artist in the annals of art history. The book is adorned with stunning new photography, showcasing unpublished images of newly discovered textiles, shedding fresh light on an hitherto undocumented yet significant facet of Warhol's oeuvre.

Presented in association with the Fashion and Textile Museum, Warhol: The Textiles presents a captivating chronicle of the formative years of one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. Comprising over 30 distinct textiles, ranging from ice cream sundaes to acrobatic clowns, this remarkable collection offers a unique glimpse into the early stages of Warhol's artistic journey.

The exhibition schedule for Warhol: The Textiles is as follows:
Fashion and Textile Museum, London
(March 31 – September 10, 2023)

Weight: 942g
Dimension: 223 x 277 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780300270518