Warhol's classic 1950s illustrated books for just $200 In 1950s New
York, before he became one of the most famous names of the 20th
century, Andy Warhol was a skilled and successful commercial
artist. During this time, as part of his strategy to woo and
cultivate clients and forge friendships, he created seven handmade
promotional books for valued contacts, featuring his own unique
drawings and quirky texts and revealing his fondness for-among
other subjects-cats, food, myths, shoes, beautiful boys, and
gorgeous girls. Decades later, with originals now changing hands
for thousands of dollars at auction, TASCHEN presents an immaculate
boxed series of these seven books, replicating Warhol's originals
as closely as possible down to the format, dimensions, and paper
stock. With titles such as Love Is A Pink Cake, 25 Cats Named Sam,
and A la Recherche du Shoe Perdu, the series reveals the artist's
quirky character as well as his accomplished draftsmanship,
boundless creativity, and innuendo-laced humor. The books make
delightful play with styles and genres as much as with design,
materials, and formats. The lithograph portfolio, A Is for
Alphabet, devotes a page to each letter of the alphabet, with
illustrations complemented by stumbling three-line verses that tell
of strange encounters between man and animal. is at once a Warhol
twist on a children's book and a covert celebration of gay love.
Wild Raspberries, meanwhile, is a spoof cookbook with a cornucopia
of adventurous recipes on 19 portrait-format pages of instructions
and illustrations. Little-known, much-coveted jewels in the Warhol
crown, these hand-drawn delights are as appealing and original
today as they were back in the halcyon days of the 1950s. With an
introductory essay by Warhol scholar Nina Schleif as well as
contemporary illustrations and photographs of Warhol, this
meticulous reprint offers a unique glimpse at a budding genius on
the cusp of global fame. Text in English, French, and German
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