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"An entirely absorbing...revelatory portrait of a brilliant talent driven to greatness by an inner chorus of demons and angels." - New York Times. "...splendid, searching...haunting" - Entertainment Weekly. He was the most American of artists and the most artistic of Americans, one man later said "so American in fact that he is almost invisible to us. Andy Warhol, a riveting and often deeply moving film portrait of the most famous and famously controversial artist of the second half of the twentieth century, is the first to explore the complete spectrum of Warhol's astonishing artistic output, stretching across five decades from the late 1940s to his untimely death in 1987. Combining powerful on-camera interviews and rare still and motion picture footage, it is also the first to put Warhol himself--his humble family background and formative experiences in Pittsburgh, and his crucial apprenticeship as a commercial artist in New York--back into the presentation of his life. Includes interviews with Irving Blum, Bob Colacello, Donna De Salvo, Vincent Fremont, Dave Hickey, Stephen Koch, Wayne Koestenbaum, Jeff Koons, Paul Morrissey, Billy Name, George Plimpton, Neil Printz, John Richardson, Ronald Tavel and John Warhola. A special two-part presentation for American Masters.

Primary Title
  • Andy Warhol: A Documentary - Pt. 1
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 1 June 2013
Release Year
  • 2006
Start Time
  • 08 : 30
Finish Time
  • 10 : 16
Duration
  • 106:00
Channel
  • Arts Channel
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • "An entirely absorbing...revelatory portrait of a brilliant talent driven to greatness by an inner chorus of demons and angels." - New York Times. "...splendid, searching...haunting" - Entertainment Weekly. He was the most American of artists and the most artistic of Americans, one man later said "so American in fact that he is almost invisible to us. Andy Warhol, a riveting and often deeply moving film portrait of the most famous and famously controversial artist of the second half of the twentieth century, is the first to explore the complete spectrum of Warhol's astonishing artistic output, stretching across five decades from the late 1940s to his untimely death in 1987. Combining powerful on-camera interviews and rare still and motion picture footage, it is also the first to put Warhol himself--his humble family background and formative experiences in Pittsburgh, and his crucial apprenticeship as a commercial artist in New York--back into the presentation of his life. Includes interviews with Irving Blum, Bob Colacello, Donna De Salvo, Vincent Fremont, Dave Hickey, Stephen Koch, Wayne Koestenbaum, Jeff Koons, Paul Morrissey, Billy Name, George Plimpton, Neil Printz, John Richardson, Ronald Tavel and John Warhola. A special two-part presentation for American Masters.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Artists--United States--Biography
  • Art, American--20th century
  • Pop art--United States
  • Warhol, Andy,--1928-1987
Genres
  • Biography
  • Documentary
Contributors
  • Ric Burns (Director)
  • Ric Burns (Writer)
  • James Sanders (Writer)
  • Laurie Anderson (Narrator)
  • Andy Warhol (Subject)
  • Ric Burns (Producer)
  • Donald Rosenfeld (Producer)
  • Daniel Wolf (Producer)
  • Eagle Rock Entertainment (Production Unit)
  • High Line Productions (Production Unit)
  • Steeplechase Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Artists--United States--Biography
  • Art, American--20th century
  • Pop art--United States
  • Warhol, Andy,--1928-1987