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Warhol at Home brings the museum to you through stories, videos, and activities designed to encourage critical thinking and new ways to look at the world.

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How Warhol’s Complicated Relationship with Catholicism Influenced his Art

José Carlos Diaz, chief curator at The Andy Warhol Museum, takes an in-depth look at the Pop artist’s complex Catholic faith in relation to his artistic production.

Rows of blue crucifixes painted against a black canvas.

Andy Warhol, Crosses (Twelve) , 1981–82
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
1998.1.264

Warhol's Confession: Love, Faith, and AIDs

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jessica Beck, Milton Fine curator of art, takes a close look at Warhol as a queer artist in the age of AIDs.

Close up of Last Supper painting with Jesus at the center.

Andy Warhol's Life

Explore Andy Warhol’s life—from his Pittsburgh roots to his career in New York City.

Andy Warhol as a teenager, photographed at a professional studio, wearing a dark colored sweater and light colored dress shirt

John Warhola, Andy Warhol on the day before he started college, photographed by his brother John in the photo studio that he operated with their cousin John Preksta, September 1945, 1945
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
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Art of the Deal: When Trump Rejected a Portrait by Warhol

As he writes in his diaries, Warhol met Donald and Ivanka Trump on several occasions in the early and mid-1980s. But it wasn't until commissioned to do a portrait of Trump Tower that Warhol got a taste of how the future American president conducted business.

A screenprint of the U.S. dollar sign depicted in a variety of styles and colors by Andy Warhol.

Andy Warhol, Dollar Sign, 1981
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
1998.1.249

Warhol's Visit to 'Fighter's Heaven,' Muhammad Ali's Training Camp

In August of 1977—after a lecture tour of thirteen European cities and before a tough fight against Earnie Shavers—Ali had a memorable encounter with another pop icon, Andy Warhol.

Screen print of Muhammad Ali bust with yellow background. His chin rests on his right first.

Andy Warhol, Muhammad Ali, 1978
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution DIA Center for the Arts
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
1997.1.18.4

A Brief and Personal History of Warhol and Bowie

In 2016 Matt Wrbican, longtime archivist at The Andy Warhol Museum, reflected on the relationship between Andy Warhol and David Bowie. He even recalls his own encounter with the Thin White Duke, who referred to Wrbican as "that Warhol bloke."

Hunky Dory / Andy Warhol, 1971,
pre-release 33 1/3 rpm record signed: "To Andy with respect - Bowie" and 45 rpm single; found inside RCA Records envelope addressed to Warhol with letter from Martin Last requesting comment about the song,
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, Founding Collection, © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.

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Silver Studio Session: Anna St. Louis

Anna St. Louis performs "Mean Love" and "The Bells" at The Warhol in the "Silver Clouds" gallery.

Woman with long dark hair looks outward, a white door in the backdrop.

Anna St. Louis

Silver Studio Session: Kevin Morby

This session is from September of last year, when Kevin joined us in our intimate theater for a sold-out duo performance with saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist, Cochemea Gastelum. We happened to wrap up recording just before a Pirates game started across the street. I have the unique and classic memory of Cochemea spontaneously breaking into "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" on sax, as we walked back to the museum.

Man with guitar sits behind a microphone.

Kevin Morby performs in the Silver Clouds gallery at The Warhol.

Silver Studio Session: The Building

Anthony LaMarca of the Youngstown, Ohio-based band, The Building, stopped by for a Silver Studio Session, following up on his Sound Series performance in May 2017. LaMarca is also a member of War on Drugs and has recorded and performed with Dean & Britta and St. Vincent and is co-founder of the Primary label.

Man with long dark hair stands at a microphone while playing guitar.

Sound Series: Andy Shauf

Join us live on NoonChorus for an online Warhol Sound Series concert with Andy Shauf on Tuesday, June 30 at 9 p.m. EDT.

Man with baseball hat looks ahead.

A Life as Art: Blake Gopnik on Warhol

As part of our Warhol at Home series, art critic Blake Gopnik discusses Warhol, his new biography. Presented in partnership with Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures.

Man in portrait against wooded backdrop

Curator's Insights: Jessica Beck on 'The Philosophy of Andy Warhol'

Jessica Beck, Milton Fine curator of art, talks about one of her favorite Warhol-related books, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again).

Woman holds book, her apartment in the background.

Silver Studio Sessions: Waxahatchee

Waxahatchee performs "Slow You Down" and "Chapel of Pines" at The Warhol in the "Silver Clouds" gallery.

Woman playing guitar in the foreground of a studio session.

Making It: Book Binding Technique (Adapted for home use)

This short video from the museum’s learning department offers a simple demonstration of a basic book binding technique, adapted for home use for families and makers of all ages.

Overhead view of bookmaking materials.

Silver Studio Sessions: Rostam

While on tour in support of his album Half-Light, Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter Rostam performed a stripped-down series of songs for this Silver Studio Session.

Man seated in foreground while playing guitar, three other musicians sitting behind him.

Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter, Rostam album, Half-Light on Nonesuch Records,

Curator's Insights: Jessica Beck on 'The Andy Warhol Diaries'

Jessica Beck, Milton Fine curator of art, talks about one of her favorite Warhol-related books, The Andy Warhol Diaries.

Woman holds book, her apartment in the background.

Silver Studio Sessions: Leyla McCalla

Haitian-American singer, songwriter, cellist, and multi-instrumentalist Leyla McCalla performs an intimate set in this Silver Studio Session.

Woman playing an acoustic guitar stands at a microphone, her expression communicating that she is mid-song.

Virtual Warhol 101

An introduction to artist Andy Warhol with José Carlos Diaz, Chief Curator at The Andy Warhol Museum.

Man stands in front of colorful Warhol camouflage painting.

Silver Studio Sessions: The Low Anthem

Providence, Rhode Island's The Low Anthem offers an intimate performance in this Silver Studio Session.

A four-piece band performs a set against a backdrop of silver bricks.

Curator's Insights: Warhol Reading List

Jessica Beck, Milton Fine curator of art, recommends a reading list of her favorite Warhol-related books.

Woman holds book, her apartment in the background.

Andy Warhol's Observation Drawing Technique (Adapted for home use)

This short video from the museum’s learning department offers a simple demonstration of Warhol’s Observation Drawing Technique, adapted for home use for families and makers of all ages.

Overhead view of paper and instruction on how to draw.

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Mail Art and Artist Trading Cards

This short video from the museum’s learning department, offers a simple demonstration on how to create mail art and artist trading cards, adapted for home use for families and makers of all ages.

View from above showing a desk with pencils, markers, paper.

Pop Up Soup Can (Adapted for home use)

This short video from the museum’s learning department, offers a simple demonstration on how to create a pop up soup can, adapted for home use for families and makers of all ages.

View of a woman's hands as she works with paper, glue, tape, and scissors.

Art in Context: Women's Work

Join us on Tuesday, July 14 from 7–9 p.m. for a virtual artists’ talk with Naomi Chambers, Christiane Dolores, Christina Lee, and Angela Washko, artists actively making space for women and feminist perspectives to thrive in Pittsburgh’s arts community.

Portraits of four women in a box-like grid.

Happy Bug Day Coloring Party

In this activity for families and makers of all ages, explore color, color wheels, and the "Happy Bug Day" book of color illustrations of insects by Andy Warhol.

A child's hand holding a paint brush.

Brillo: Is It Art?

Develop tools to respond critically to challenging works of art and appreciate multiple viewpoints.

This artwork is a recreation of a cardboard Brillo soap pads box using silkscreen ink and house paint on plywood. The box is white with navy blue and red lettering. The blue caption on the front side top of the box reads 24 Giant Size Pkgs.”, while the bottom caption reads “Shines Aluminum Fast. In the middle of the box in red lettering is the word New!” with the brand name “Brillo” spelled out in alternating red and blue letters. Beneath that is the tagline “Soap Pads with Rust Resister”. The side of the box is similar except for a caption at the bottom printed in blue that reads “Brillo Mfg. Co. Inc. -- Brooklyn, N.Y. -- Made in U.S.A..

Andy Warhol, Brillo Soap Pads Box , 1964
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
1998.1.709

Camouflage Sound Activity

Intuitively respond to works of art through music and writing.

This image shows a camouflage print with overlapping abstract shapes. Instead of greens and browns, the colors in this print are pale pink, red and white, with navy blue accents.

Andy Warhol, Camouflage, 1986
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
1998.1.350

Still Life and Observation Drawing

This drawing lesson outlines the basics of contour-line drawing using Andy Warhol’s artworks as examples.

The off-white page is filled with five line drawings of an onion from different angles.

Andy Warhol, Five Views of an Onion, 1950s
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
1998.1.1750

Icon Portraits

Create a pop portrait in Andy Warhol’s style, using photographs of contemporary celebrities.

A screen print of actress Elizabeth Taylor in black ink on a silver background. The black ink has been applied lightly so that patches of the background come through in what would ordinarily be solid areas of the print.

Andy Warhol, Silver Liz [Studio Type], 1963
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
1998.1.56

Campbell's Soup: Ode to Food

Compose an ode about your favorite food using illustration and poetry.

An image of a Campbell’s soup can. The label of the tin can is divided in the middle, the top half being red and the bottom white. The name Campbell’s appears in white script on the top half of the label, and chicken noodle appears in red text on the bottom.

35 x 23 1/8 in. (88.9 x 58.7 cm.)

Andy Warhol, Campbell's Soup I: Chicken Noodle, 1968
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
1998.1.2393.2

Rubber Stamping

Use Andy Warhol's rubber stamping technique to explore repetition, pattern, and design.

A line drawing of a male face is located slightly left of the center of the image. His face and neck are covered in stamps of moons, birds, stars, and shooting stars.

Andy Warhol, Unidentified Male (with Decorative Stamps), 1950s
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
1998.1.1682

Andy Warhol's Blotted Line

Learn Andy Warhol's blotted line process by combining drawing with basic printmaking skills.

With the tracing paper attached to a piece of watercolor paper, a student uses a paintbrush to apply ink to the image of a shoe that they have drawn on the tracing paper.

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