The Andy Warhol Museum announces Adman: Warhol Before Pop, opening April 27, 2018. With the backdrop of 1950s New York and its burgeoning advertising industry, Adman: Warhol Before Pop focuses on the formative years of one of the 20th centurys most influential artists. It provides insights into the beginning of Andy Warhols career, from his award-winning work as a commercial illustrator through to his first, little-known gallery exhibitions of drawings and artist books. With over 300 objectsfrom rare drawings and photographs to vintage advertisements, artist books and recreated department store window displaysmany on public display for the first time, Adman provides a comprehensive look at Warhols first decade in New York. Children, shoes, album covers, and womens fashions, dominate this early period of commissioned commercial work and artistic projects. But intimate drawings
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