The life of Andy Warhol

Born

Aug 6, 1928

Andy Warhol grew up in Pittsburgh in South Oakland. He was the fourht child of Ondrej and Julia Varhola.
Warhol's childhood home is shown in the included image.

Graduated high school

Jan 1, 1945

Warhol graduated from Schenley High School in 1945. The exact date is not known.

Earned BFA

May 1, 1949

Warhol earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design from the Carnegie Insitute of Technology, which is now Carnegie Mellon University. The exact date is not known.

Moved to NYC

Jun 1, 1949

Right after graduation, Warhol moved to Manhattan with a Carnegie classmate Philip Pearlstein.

First one-man art gallery

Jul 9, 1962

The art gallery was held at Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.

First solo pop exhibit in NYC

Nov 6, 1962

It took place at Eleanor Ward's Stable Gallery on 33 East 74th Street. The gallery ended Nov. 24, 1962.

Attempted murder

Jun 3, 1968

Valerie Solanas shot Warhol and Mario Amaya, an art critic and curator, at Warhol's studio The Factory. Warhol was severely injured, but survived. This really limited those who were allowed into the studio, and put an end to The Factory days.

Mao Zedong exhibit

Feb 22, 1974

Warhol's Mao exhibit opened in Paris at the Musee Galleria.

Factory moves last time

Dec 3, 1984

Andy's favorite studio, The Factory, moved for the final time from 860 Broadway to an old Con Edison Factory on Madison Avenue between 32nd and 33rd Street. This was just an office building as no filming was being done at this point.
The picture shows the previous location of The Factory.

Died

Feb 22, 1987

After receiving a gallbladder surgery, Warhol died from a cardiac arrythmia in NYC.