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Introduction

Andy Warhol's Photographs

January 31 - June 29, 2014

More than 150 Polaroid and black-and-white photographs by Andy Warhol, the icon of American Pop, provide a rich sampling of the tens of thousands of photographs Warhol took between 1970 and 1987. The exhibition also celebrates a gift to the RISD Museum through the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program of the Andy Warhol Foundation.

The Polaroids primarily served as the basis for Warhol’s commissioned portraits, silkscreen paintings, drawings, and prints. In studio-based portraits of subjects such as Joan Collins, Keith Haring, Maria Shriver, and Pia Zadora, we see Warhol’s attraction to their beauty, a fascination with their power, or an interest in their personalities. The black-and-white images provide a glimpse of the artist’s obsessive recording of his life outside the studio, including his nightlife, travel, and activities on the street.

This exhibition is made possible by a gift from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts as part of the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program.

Selected Objects

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Chris Evert, 1977

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Evelyn Kuhn, 1977

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Evelyn Kuhn, 1977

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Evelyn Kuhn, 1977

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Evelyn Kuhn, 1977

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Evelyn Kuhn, 1977

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Evelyn Kuhn, 1977

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Evelyn Kuhn, 1978

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Maria Shriver, 1978

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Dorothy Blau, 1982

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Barbara Allen, 1980

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Juliana Siu, 1981

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Juliana Siu, 1981

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Juliana Siu, 1981

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Juliana Siu, 1981

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Juliana Siu, 1981

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Juliana Siu, 1981

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Dorothy Blau, 1982-1983

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Dorothy Blau, 1982-1983

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Dorothy Blau, 1982-1983

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Dorothy Blau, 1982-1983

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Dorothy Blau, 1985

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Dorothy Blau, 1985

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Joan Collins, 1985

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Sonia Rykiel, 1986

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Pia Zadora, 1983

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Marella Agnelli, 1972

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Margaret Krebs, 1981

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Carla Pizzera, 1974

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Carla Pizzera, 1974

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Carla Pizzera, 1974

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Carla Pizzera, 1974

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Carla Pizzera, 1974

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Carla Pizzera, 1974

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Carla Pizzera, 1974

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Unidentified Woman (Short Dark Hair), 1980

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Unidentified Woman (Short Dark Hair), 1980

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Unidentified Woman (Short Dark Hair), 1980

Andy Warhol

Unidentified Woman (Short Dark Hair), 1980

Andy Warhol

Unidentified Woman (Short Dark Hair), 1980

Andy Warhol

Unidentified Woman (Short Dark Hair), 1980

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Unidentified Woman (Short Dark Hair), 1980

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Unidentified Woman (Short Dark Hair), 1980

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Unidentified Woman (Short Dark Hair), 1980

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Unidentified Woman (Short Blonde Hair), 1985

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Unidentified Woman (Short Blonde Hair), 1985

Andy Warhol

Unidentified Woman (Short Blonde Hair), 1985

Andy Warhol

Unidentified Woman (Short Blonde Hair), 1985

Andy Warhol

Unidentified Woman (Short Blonde Hair), 1985

Andy Warhol

Unidentified Woman (Short Blonde Hair), 1985

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Unidentified Woman (Short Blonde Hair), 1985

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Unidentified Woman (Short Blonde Hair), 1985

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Unidentified Woman (Short Blonde Hair), 1985

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Unidentified Woman (Short Blonde Hair), 1985

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Rod Gilbert, 1977

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Henry Geldzahler, 1979

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Stephen Sprouse, 1984

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Miguel Berrocal, 1981

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Miguel Berrocal, 1981

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Miguel Berrocal, 1981

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Miguel Berrocal, 1981

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Miguel Berrocal, 1981

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Miguel Berrocal, 1981

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Miguel Berrocal, 1981

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Mr. Shapiro, 1980

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Mr. Shapiro, 1980

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Mr. Shapiro, 1980

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Mr. Shapiro, 1980

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Mr. Shapiro, 1980

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Mr. Shapiro, 1980

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Mr. Shapiro, 1980

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Andre Heller, 1981

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Andre Heller, 1981

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Andre Heller, 1981

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Andre Heller, 1981

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Andre Heller, 1981

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Andre Heller, 1981

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Andre Heller, 1981

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Gianni Agnelli, 1972

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Jackie Curtis, 1974

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Keith Haring and Juan Dubose, 1983

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Mrs. Carlo Bilotti and Daughter, 1980

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Mrs. Carlo Bilotti and Daughter, 1980

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Mrs. Carlo Bilotti and Daughter, 1980

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Mrs. Carlo Bilotti and Daughter, 1980

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Viva and Baby, 1971

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Viva and Baby, 1971

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Viva and Baby, 1971

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Viva and Baby, 1971

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Klaus Krammer's Older Daughter, 1983

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Suzanne Rapp, 1981

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Knives, 1981

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Committee 2000 Champagne Glasses, 1982

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Last Supper, 1985

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Flowers, 1984

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Madonna and Child, 1980

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American Indian (Russell Means), 1976

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Nude Model (Male), 1977

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Nude Model (Male), 1977

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Nude Model (Male), 1977

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Nude Model (Male), 1977

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Nude Model (Male), 1977

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Ballet Slippers, 1970

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Unidentified Woman, n.d.

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William Burroughs, n.d.

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William Burroughs, n.d.

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Victor Hugo, n.d.

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Unidentified Man, n.d.

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Jon Gould, ca. 1983

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Jon Gould, n.d.

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Jon Gould, 1981

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Christopher Makos, n.d.

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Unidentified Man, n.d.

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Unidentified Man, n.d.

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Unidentified Man, n.d.

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Unidentified Man, n.d.

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Unidentified Man, n.d.

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Unidentified Man, n.d.

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Unidentified Man, n.d.
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George, n.d.

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Unidentified Man, 1980

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William Burroughs and Victor Bockris, n.d.

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William Burroughs and Victor Bockris, n.d.

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Henry Geldzahler and Unidentified Woman, n.d.

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Henry Geldzahler and Unidentified Woman, n.d.

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Unidentified Man and Unidentified Woman, n.d.

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Christopher Dodd and Bianca Jagger, 1982

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Sao Schlumberger and Man - MP, 1980

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Keith Haring, Juan Dubose and Joe Deitrich, n.d.

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Keith Haring, Juan Dubose and Joe Deitrich, n.d.

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Keith Haring, Juan Dubose and Joe Deitrich, n.d.

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Mona Ostagart and Unidentified Man, n.d.

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Mary Richardson, Unidentified Man and Unidentified Woman, n.d.

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Jed Johnson, Mary Richardson, Jamie Wyeth, Unidentified Man and Phyllis Wyeth ?, n.d.

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Bianca Jagger Halston and Christopher Dodd, 1982

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Lynx, n.d.

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Dog, n.d.

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Mother and Child, n.d.

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Unidentified Model, n.d.

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Barbara Allen and Bill Cunningham, n.d.

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Union Square, n.d.

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Street and Buildings, n.d.

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Building, n.d.

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Street, n.d.

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People on the Street, n.d.

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People on the Street, n.d.

More objects +

Exhibition Checklist

Andy Warhol's Photographs

January 31 - June 29, 2014
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