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Andy Warhol’s Dream America 60s Pop Icon On Exhibition
The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center is honored to present a major
exhibition by legendary Pop icon, Andy Warhol. The exhibition entitled Andy
Warhol’s Dream America will be presented throughout the galleries of the Fine
Arts Center from September 2 through December 31, 2005. It features over 100
screen prints from the collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation.
The exhibition is a thorough overview of Warhol’s printmaking career, beginning
with his famous 1967 Marilyn Monroe portfolio to the 1986 Cowboys and Indians
portfolio printed just a year before his death. It offers a rare opportunity to
see the late artist’s most popular “suites” or portfolios of work including the
Maos, Campbell’s Soup and Mick Jaggers, as well as individual prints of the John
F. Kennedy Campaign Poster, Jackie I, Jackie II and several revealing
self-portraits.
Perhaps no other 20th century American artist is as influential, provocative,
and enduring as Andy Warhol. One of the pioneer Pop artists of the 1950s and
60s, it was principally Andy Warhol who brought silkscreen printing out of the
commercial world and into the studios of fine artists. Warhol’s artistic
commentary on American society, commerce and everyday life and his playful
exploitation of American culture, fame and stardom are both accessible and
powerfully complex. His work is a reminder of a time and place.
Museum Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday - Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
1st Thursday of each month Open until 9:00 p.m.
Hot Deco Nights Open until 10:00 p.m.
(Every Friday and Saturday night)
Andy Warhol’s Dream America Exhibition Admission:
Adults $10
Seniors $7
Students with a valid I.D. $7
Children ages 13-17 $7
Children ages 3-12 $5
Children 2 and under Free
FAC Members Free
The Fine Arts Center is located at the corner of Dale Street and Cascade Avenue.
Take I-25 to Uintah Exit 143. Take Uintah East to Cascade and Cascade South to
Dale. Right on Dale.
Andy Warhol’s Dream America features works from the Jordan Schnitzer Family
Foundation Collection of Portland, Oregon. The exhibition was organized by the
Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, Montana and the University of Oregon Museum of
Art, Eugene, Oregon; and curated by Ben Mitchell, director of exhibitions &
programs at Nicolaysen Art Museum and Discovery Center, Casper, Wyoming.
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