Lighthouse Footwear - Andy Warhol

Lighthouse Footwear is a 1979 advertisement by pop artist, Andy Warhol (1928-1987). Here, Warhol advertises snakeskin shoes for women in a very clever way, by using the reptile as the motif itself. This is a beautiful example of his advertising artwork, executed during his lifetime. Andy Warhol was an American artist, film director and producer. Warhol was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement, where he tackled the integration of art, celebrity and consumerist culture in his works. Well known for his serigraphs such as his Marilyn Diptych and Campbell’s Soup Cans, Warhol also produced and directed his own experimental films such as "Chelsea Girls", created Interview Magazine and managed The Velvet Underground. Warhol was multifaceted in medium, using photography, film, sculpture, paint and printmaking to create his various works. Before becoming the art icon he is known as today, Warhol was a commercial illustrator. After moving from Pittsburgh to New York in 1949, Warhol designed