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Warhol Cameo (Great Modern Masters)

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At 12.5 x 10 inches in size this large book contains large reproductions of the artwork of Andy Warhol. Five pages of history about the artist at the beginning lead then to full-color plates, each with about one paragraph of explanatory notes.

What I appreciated about this book was the large scale reproductions. Unlike other art history books, this book is not full of lots of white space with too-small reproductions. Also appreciated is that the 55 large plates of colored artwork was not changed to black and white to save production costs. (The only black and white artwork in the book appears that way in real life.)

This is a nonfiction art history book produced for adults. The plates are arranged in chronological order by date of creation and show samples of all the different mediums used by Andy Warhol. There are 55 full color plates and almost 70 images total.

I used this book for my own self-education and curiosity about Andy Warhol and his part the Pop Art movement. I also used the book to show my children the artwork reproductions as part of a homeschool art history lesson. (One son got a chuckle over the piece "untitled (hernia) 1960-1962", and asked "Mom why would he use a private parts diagram for artwork?"). Otherwise there is nothing of alarm or to raise eyebrows at, for parents if they choose to show this book (intended for adults) to children.

I note that later when we had an art museum tour of an Andy Warhol exhibit, the docent used this book to show us additional important artwork of the artist that were not part of that specific exhibit. I felt that lent the book credibility.