Description |
272 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Summary |
Death is where this story begins; disaster is what follows. In 1987, Andy Warhol overcame his deep fear of hospitalization to seek treatment for a gallbladder ailment he'd neglected for fourteen years. "I'm not gonna make it," he said to his personal physician, who assured him that the surgery he faced was routine. The operation was both routine and successful, but less than twenty-four hours later, Warhol was dead. The shocking news set off a blizzard of activity: Warhol's East Side townhouse was sealed, his executor took charge, lawyers were called in, canvases were moved to secret warehouse (some never to be seen again), security guards were posted at the Factory. The world that Andy Warhol had carefully constructed over three decades was about to go public |
Analysis |
Arts |
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United States |
Notes |
Originally published: New York : Villard, 1994 |
Subject |
Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987 -- Death and burial.
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Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987 -- Estate.
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Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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ISBN |
0316914533 |
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