In SL I decided to take in a bit of culture
and see what SL has to offer on an educational aspect. I was pleasantly
surprised to find places that I found fascinating and also interesting.
My first
stop was the Andy
Warhol Exhibition at University of Delaware.
Andy Warhol is perhaps most readily associated with
silkscreened visages of celebrities ranging from Marilyn Monroe to Chairman
Mao. But these represent only a small part of Warhol’s prolific oeuvre. Born in
1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Andrew Warhol studied design at the Carnegie
Institute of Technology (today, Carnegie Mellon University). When he graduated,
he went to New York City, where he launched a successful career as a commercial
artist and shortened his name to Warhol.
At the University of Delaware Andy Warhol: Behind
the Camera is the first of several smaller exhibitions in the West Gallery that
will examine specific facets of the University Museums collections. It gives
you the opportunity to see his collection if you’re a lover of art when you may
have never been able to.
A good place to have a day out.
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