Andy Warhol exhibit opens Saturday in Lawrence
LAWRENCE, Kan. - LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) —An exhibit of dozens of rarely seen photographs by pop artist Andy Warhol goes on display Saturday at the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence.
The Spencer and more than 180 other art institutions recently received a gift of 150 Warhol photographs each.
Those photos are featured in the exhibit, called "Big Shots: Andy Warhol, Celebrity Culture and the 1980s."
The Spencer's new collection includes 100 Polaroid shots taken to help Warhol paint his portrait subjects and another 50 prints, mostly black and white, taken with a 35 mm camera. The photos date from 1970 to 1986.
The subjects photographed include hockey great Wayne Gretzky, actress Joan Collins, artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and fashion designer Ernesto Esposito.
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