Andy Warhol A Is an Alphabet 1953

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A Is an Alphabet is one of the first of numerous whimsical books and portfolios based on his drawings that Warhol published in the 1950s. His friend Corkie (Ralph Thomas Ward) wrote the verses, and Warhol created drawings based on tracings he made of photographs from Life magazine and other sources. Those featuring boys with long eyelashes or pairs of men exemplify the undercurrent of homoeroticism in some of Warhol's works.

Gallery label from Andy Warhol: Campbell's Soup Cans and Other Works, 1953–1967, April 25–October 18, 2015.

Author: Ralph Thomas Ward (Corkie)
Medium: Portfolio of 26 offset lithographs
Dimensions: sheet (each): 9 7/16 x 6" (24 x 15.2 cm)
Publisher: Andy Warhol, New York
Edition: approx. 100
Credit: Gift of Gabriel Austin
Object number: 248.1996.1-26
Copyright: © 2024 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Type: Portfolio
Department: Drawings and Prints

There are 26 works in this portfolio online.
Andy Warhol has 271 works online.
There are 26,013 prints online.

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