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ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)

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Commonly perceived as apolitical, Andy Warhol created portraits of political leaders early in his artistic journey. Reviewing his presidential portraits from the Kennedy era to the Reagan years reveals his escalating inclination to explore political themes and his rising acceptance among the political upper echelons. Warhol produced three distinct series of portraits featuring Jimmy Carter. The first, Jimmy Carter I, served as a fundraising poster for Carter's presidential campaign, depicting a notably solemn Carter. However, post-election portraits, Jimmy Carter II and Jimmy Carter III, reveal Carter's characteristic cheerfulness, which shines through as he smiles. Jimmy Carter III was featured in Carter's "Inaugural Impressions," a portfolio including works by artists Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg.
Commonly perceived as apolitical, Andy Warhol created portraits of political leaders early in his artistic journey. Reviewing his presidential portraits from the Kennedy era to the Reagan years reveals his escalating inclination to explore political themes and his rising acceptance among the political upper echelons. Warhol produced three distinct series of portraits featuring Jimmy Carter. The first, Jimmy Carter I, served as a fundraising poster for Carter's presidential campaign, depicting a notably solemn Carter. However, post-election portraits, Jimmy Carter II and Jimmy Carter III, reveal Carter's characteristic cheerfulness, which shines through as he smiles. Jimmy Carter III was featured in Carter's "Inaugural Impressions," a portfolio including works by artists Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg. Commonly perceived as apolitical, Andy Warhol created portraits of political leaders early in his artistic journey. Reviewing his presidential portraits from the Kennedy era to the Reagan years reveals his escalating inclination to explore political themes and his rising acceptance among the political upper echelons. Warhol produced three distinct series of portraits featuring Jimmy Carter. The first, Jimmy Carter I, served as a fundraising poster for Carter's presidential campaign, depicting a notably solemn Carter. However, post-election portraits, Jimmy Carter II and Jimmy Carter III, reveal Carter's characteristic cheerfulness, which shines through as he smiles. Jimmy Carter III was featured in Carter's "Inaugural Impressions," a portfolio including works by artists Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg. Commonly perceived as apolitical, Andy Warhol created portraits of political leaders early in his artistic journey. Reviewing his presidential portraits from the Kennedy era to the Reagan years reveals his escalating inclination to explore political themes and his rising acceptance among the political upper echelons. Warhol produced three distinct series of portraits featuring Jimmy Carter. The first, Jimmy Carter I, served as a fundraising poster for Carter's presidential campaign, depicting a notably solemn Carter. However, post-election portraits, Jimmy Carter II and Jimmy Carter III, reveal Carter's characteristic cheerfulness, which shines through as he smiles. Jimmy Carter III was featured in Carter's "Inaugural Impressions," a portfolio including works by artists Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg. Commonly perceived as apolitical, Andy Warhol created portraits of political leaders early in his artistic journey. Reviewing his presidential portraits from the Kennedy era to the Reagan years reveals his escalating inclination to explore political themes and his rising acceptance among the political upper echelons. Warhol produced three distinct series of portraits featuring Jimmy Carter. The first, Jimmy Carter I, served as a fundraising poster for Carter's presidential campaign, depicting a notably solemn Carter. However, post-election portraits, Jimmy Carter II and Jimmy Carter III, reveal Carter's characteristic cheerfulness, which shines through as he smiles. Jimmy Carter III was featured in Carter's "Inaugural Impressions," a portfolio including works by artists Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg. Commonly perceived as apolitical, Andy Warhol created portraits of political leaders early in his artistic journey. Reviewing his presidential portraits from the Kennedy era to the Reagan years reveals his escalating inclination to explore political themes and his rising acceptance among the political upper echelons. Warhol produced three distinct series of portraits featuring Jimmy Carter. The first, Jimmy Carter I, served as a fundraising poster for Carter's presidential campaign, depicting a notably solemn Carter. However, post-election portraits, Jimmy Carter II and Jimmy Carter III, reveal Carter's characteristic cheerfulness, which shines through as he smiles. Jimmy Carter III was featured in Carter's "Inaugural Impressions," a portfolio including works by artists Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg. Commonly perceived as apolitical, Andy Warhol created portraits of political leaders early in his artistic journey. Reviewing his presidential portraits from the Kennedy era to the Reagan years reveals his escalating inclination to explore political themes and his rising acceptance among the political upper echelons. Warhol produced three distinct series of portraits featuring Jimmy Carter. The first, Jimmy Carter I, served as a fundraising poster for Carter's presidential campaign, depicting a notably solemn Carter. However, post-election portraits, Jimmy Carter II and Jimmy Carter III, reveal Carter's characteristic cheerfulness, which shines through as he smiles. Jimmy Carter III was featured in Carter's "Inaugural Impressions," a portfolio including works by artists Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg. Commonly perceived as apolitical, Andy Warhol created portraits of political leaders early in his artistic journey. Reviewing his presidential portraits from the Kennedy era to the Reagan years reveals his escalating inclination to explore political themes and his rising acceptance among the political upper echelons. Warhol produced three distinct series of portraits featuring Jimmy Carter. The first, Jimmy Carter I, served as a fundraising poster for Carter's presidential campaign, depicting a notably solemn Carter. However, post-election portraits, Jimmy Carter II and Jimmy Carter III, reveal Carter's characteristic cheerfulness, which shines through as he smiles. Jimmy Carter III was featured in Carter's "Inaugural Impressions," a portfolio including works by artists Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg.
Jimmy Carter III197728 x 20 3/4 in.(71.12 x 52.71 cm) screenprint on J. Green paper
Provenance
Private Collection
Literature
Feldman, F. & Schellmann, J., 1985, Andy Warhol Prints: a catalogue raisonné, R. Feldman Fine Arts, II.152
Commonly perceived as apolitical, Andy Warhol created portraits of political leaders early in his artistic journey. Reviewing his presidential portraits from the Kennedy era to the Reagan years reveals his escalating inclination to explore political themes and his rising acceptance among the political upper echelons. Warhol produced three distinct series of portraits featuring Jimmy Carter. The first, Jimmy Carter I, served as a fundraising poster for Carter's presidential campaign, depicting a notably solemn Carter. However, post-election portraits, Jimmy Carter II and Jimmy Carter III, reveal Carter's characteristic cheerfulness, which shines through as he smiles. Jimmy Carter III was featured in Carter's "Inaugural Impressions," a portfolio including works by artists Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg.
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