"Warhol and the West"

Directors’ Foreword by Seth Hopkins, Natalie Shirley, and David Setford Essays by heather ahtone, Faith Brower, and Seth Hopkins Even ardent fans of Andy Warhol (1928-1987) may be surprised to learn that he created a significant body of western work. Drawn to the lore and lure of the American West throughout his life, Warhol was heavily influenced by its mythology and iconography, conveyed primarily through film and television and revealed at various points in his life by toys, clothing, and travel. Warhol and the West explore for the first time the range of western-themed imagery Warhol produced. Immediately recognizable, impressive, daring, inspirational, and sometimes confrontational, this body of work furthers our understanding of how the American West infiltrates the public’s imagination through contemporary art and popular culture. The Warhol and the West catalogue was published by the Booth Western Art Museum, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, and Tacoma Art Mus