TRUE CRIME : WHERE ANDY WARHOL WAS SHOT - Pop Artist Attempted Murder by Valerie Solanis in NYC
Published 2023-10-11
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Andy Warhol (/ˈwɔːrhɒl/;[1] born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, producer, and leading figure in the pop art movement. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture that flourished by the 1960s, and span a variety of media, including painting, silkscreening, photography, film, and sculpture. Some of his best-known works include the silkscreen paintings Campbell's Soup Cans (1962) and Marilyn Diptych (1962), the experimental films Empire (1964) and Chelsea Girls (1966), and the multimedia events known as the Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1966–67).
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Warhol initially pursued a successful career as a commercial illustrator. After exhibiting his work in several galleries in the late 1950s, he began to receive recognition as an influential and controversial artist. His New York studio, The Factory, became a well-known gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons. He promoted a collection of personalities known as Warhol superstars, and is credited with inspiring the widely used expression "15 minutes of fame".
On June 3, 1968, radical feminist writer Valerie Solanas shot Warhol and Mario Amaya, art critic and curator, at Warhol's studio, The Factory. Before the shooting, Solanas had been a marginal figure in the Factory scene. She authored the SCUM Manifesto, a separatist feminist tract that advocated the elimination of men; and appeared in the 1968 Warhol film I, a Man. Earlier on the day of the attack, Solanas had been turned away from the Factory after asking for the return of a script she had given to Warhol. The script had apparently been misplaced.
Amaya received only minor injuries and was released from the hospital later the same day. Warhol was seriously wounded by the attack and barely survived. He had physical effects for the rest of his life, including being required to wear a surgical corset. The shooting had a profound effect on Warhol's life and art.
Solanas was arrested the day after the assault, after turning herself in to police. By way of explanation, she said that Warhol "had too much control over my life". She was subsequently diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and eventually sentenced to three years under the control of the Department of Corrections. After the shooting, the Factory scene heavily increased its security, and for many the "Factory 60s" ended ("The superstars from the old Factory days didn't come around to the new Factory much").
In the late 1960s, he managed and produced the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground and founded Interview magazine. He authored numerous books, including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol and Popism: The Warhol Sixties. He lived openly as a gay man before the gay liberation movement. In June 1968, he was almost killed by radical feminist Valerie Solanas, who shot him inside his studio. After gallbladder surgery, Warhol died of cardiac arrhythmia in February 1987 at the age of 58 in New York City.
Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books, and feature and documentary films. The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city of Pittsburgh, which holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives, is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist. Warhol has been described as the "bellwether of the art market". Many of his creations are very collectible and highly valuable. His works include some of the most expensive paintings ever sold. In 2013, a 1963 serigraph titled Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) sold for $105 million. In 2022, Shot Sage Blue Marilyn (1964) sold for $195 million, which is the most expensive work of art sold at auction by an American artist.
All Comments (21)
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Scott, your sweetness never ceases to amaze me. You are a huge Andy Warhol fan, yet you still wished that his troubled attempted murderer is resting in peace. You’re always so kind and respectful. ❤
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Have fun in Las Vegas and the U2 concert. I hope you will get to meet Bono again.
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I remember when Andy died, I was 17 and he was a gifted observer of life. He always fascinates me, him seeing the redundant art in consumer society, also helping Velvet Underground become true legends of their own art and the greatest prophesy ever... "in the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes". It's 2023 now, Andy Warhol saw all coming!
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He was quite a character, but it’s amazing how he survived that shooting. He certainly had somebody watching over him.
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ScottI love your eyes❤ They are the windows to your soul! Also love Warhol had a pop art canvas made of me as a kid with my mum after she died its amazing. A UK company called Poparted.
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I hope your eyes are feeling better, Scott. I attended an amazing Warhol exhibit in Chicago earlier this summer, and it was fantastic. Beside a tremendous amount of his drawings, photography, etc, it included a "Cloud Room" and a mock-up of Studio 54, complete with mannequins wearing clothing from Jagger, Andy, Bowie and others. It was fantastic. Excellent video as always!
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Scott’s respect towards the people & locations he visits is awesome 😎
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:hand-purple-blue-peace:HI SCOTT!!!! ALWAYS FROM TACOMA WASHINGTON.......THANKS BUDDY!
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Andy Warhol was way ahead of his time and an incredible artist, so sad that a man hater would try to kill him because he wouldn’t promote her play or book. RIP Andy Warhol
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Hi Scott I live in Pittsburgh, the camera is still on Andys grave, people still fill out the paper to leave him a message so cool and yes there are alot of soup cans. Great video thank you so much for remembering Andy!
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Thank you for one more great video. I love Warhol as well. But I was very moved by your remark in the end with the RIP to Valerie Solanas. I read her bio and she had a terrible life, went through a lot. It’s not an excuse to what she did, of course, but put things in perspective. Your sensibility is very moving. Thank you.
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Scott always says he's a huge fan of whoever the video is about and I love it!! Idk if he realizes it...but it just makes the videos even more entertaining to watch. Keep it up and I'll keep watching!!
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I love Andy Warhol and have always been fascinated with his entourage and the Pop Art culture. Great video, Scott! ❤
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As always Scott excellent job, I didn't know much about this incident. Hard to believe he survived after this!
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Man, really great one here. I didn't know he had 4 different "Factory" locations. I'd heard of his shooting, but didn't know the specifics. It IS odd she got such little time for the crime. But Andy...now there's an interesting character...From his art to his films and all the interesting people he came in contact with over the years. I remember he even directed the video for "Hello Again" by the Cars. And you mentioned just the other day about his affiliation w/Basquiat. Anyway - awesome footage and fantastic job on covering the Warhol shooting. Always good to hear from ya. Until next time, take care, my friend.
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Andy is from about 30 miles from my house, always think of Crispin Glover playing Andy in the Doors movie and thought Crispin shouldve done a full movie as Andy because he did such a great job in that 1 scene in the Doors.
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I'm a huge fan of Andy Warhol. I really appreciate the behind the scenes informative knowledge you gave. Thank you Scott 😊 🕊️❤️🙏
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Thanks for another interesting video. I've got a family story related to Warhol. My great grandfather was a painter and teacher at Carnegie. Warhol wasn't doing well his freshman year, and all the other teachers wanted to flunk him out. My grandfather fought to keep him at Carnegie. Apparently, he thought Warhol was very gifted at painting, and was a bit dissapointed that he went into commercial illustration instead. My family does have some holiday cards drawn and written from Warhol: some of his letters to my great grandparents are amusing.
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I enjoyed this walk, talk, and learn tour guide style video. Thanks, Scott
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Jared Harris played Andy Warhol? Super cool! I love him in Mad Men!
