• Phaidon Focus is a brand new series that offers accessible, up-to-date, authoritative, enjoyable and thought-provoking books on internationally renowned modern masters • Written by experts in their field, each of these lively and beautifully illustrated books, covers the full span of the artist’s work, exploring its origins, development, style and themes • Stimulating and a pleasure to read, each book consists of a chronological essay accompanied by ‘Focus’ sections that delve into specific themes and important groups of work, and ends with a short chronology and a bibliography • These compact and affordable hardback books are the perfect introductions to the artists, essential reading for students and rewarding for anyone curious about art • The ‘Prince of Pop’ Andy Warhol (1928–1987) redefined the boundaries between high art and popular culture, from his paintings and prints of Campbell’s Soup cans, Brillo boxes, dollar bills to his multiple portraits of such stars as Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley.weiterlesen