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Andy Warhol: The Day the Factory Died

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The book is produced beautifully and has some very strong images. The idea and the whole concept of the book combining images with letters of Warhol friends writing about him is unique. A must have for all art and photography lovers.

I have known the author/photographer and his family for many years and was amazed at the quality of this projetc. Warhol would have liked it. I hope there are not too many younger people who are not aware of what all this means (Warhol) it shaped a lot of things that today we take for granted.

A long awaited tome, this is a really quite perfect little time capsule. Von Hohenberg captured the elite of NYC at Andy Warhol's last "happening" -- his memorial service -- and the letters that each famous person wrote are an excellent complement to the photos.
It is beautifully presented -- very much like a hip little Smythson diary chronicling the era. Usually, a book about a memorial service does not grab me as a must-have, but this one is!
Fun to read, fun to look at --- fashion, New York society, the art world -- it's all there in this elegantly crafted book from one of my favorite fine art photographers.

An 80's time capsule wrapped inside a Warhol designed frontspiece inside a bible... Andy would be proud. Besides the photography (printing seems meticulous), there are letters to Andy from various media figures and insightful essays. If you think about modern art at all, you should own this book.