history of 20th-century America

Andy Warhol’s America episode 3: The final episode sees a much more cautious Warhol: a man obsessed with money and security as he reflects on the upper echelons of American society, drag queens and racism.     Documentary looking at the history of 20th-century America through the life and career of Andy Warhol. This three-part series, richly supplemented with archive footage and talking heads, starts by taking us back to his immigrant beginnings in Pittsburgh and his early screen prints which perfectly reflected the instant, mass-produced culture of America and its obsession with celebrity. Among those describing how the enigmatic […]

Andy Warhol’s America episode 2: Charting Andy Warhol’s response to major events in the Sixties and how he faced his own nightmare when he was shot by an associate.     Documentary looking at the history of 20th-century America through the life and career of Andy Warhol. This three-part series, richly supplemented with archive footage and talking heads, starts by taking us back to his immigrant beginnings in Pittsburgh and his early screen prints which perfectly reflected the instant, mass-produced culture of America and its obsession with celebrity. Among those describing how the enigmatic artist evolved and the impact of

Andy Warhol’s America episode 1: Documentary looking at the history of 20th-century America through the life and career of Andy Warhol. Episode one examines the artist’s childhood in Pittsburgh and his rise from poverty to wealth and fame in New York City in the 1950s. Warhol establishes his name by making everyday foodstuff the subject of his work, and in turn creates a sensation which propels him to the A-list of American society     He was a pioneering artist and cultural icon – and his work is a history of 20th-century America. A country reinventing itself – as seen