Colorado State University Exhibition Poster 1981 HS

Year1981

Hand SignedCenter in Black Pen 

Condition Mint 

Not Framed 

Purchased fromAuction House 2021 

Story / Additional InfoThere is a story associated with the selection of the image of Kimiko Powers for this poster. Contemporary Pop Art collectors and art patrons John and Kimiko Powers commissioned Andy Warhol to do a portrait of Kimiko in 1972. The screen print was selected in 1981 to advertise Warhol's show at Colorado State University. It was one of 250 posters printed in support of the Warhol exhibit and the visual arts program at CSU. Andy Warhol and Kimiko Powers were on campus together during the Warhol exhibit and held an autograph session for those attending the show. The Warhol exhibition and visit would not have happened without the active participation of John and Kimiko Powers. Out of the edition of 250 posters, approximately are 100 signed. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage 

LID160720

Andy Warhol - United States

Andy Warhol. American. Born Andrew Warhola 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA. Died 1987.Obsessed with celebrity and consumer culture, Pop artist Andy Warhol created some of the most iconic images of the 20th century. Warhol was the most successful and highly paid commercial illustrator in New York even before he began to make art destined for museums and major collections.Andy Warhol would use many mediums to produce art: video, sculpture, painting, and printmaking. He extensively used screen printing from 1962 to 1987.At the start of the 1970s Andy Warhol began publishing Interview magazine and renewed his focus on painting. Works created in this decade include Mao, Skulls, Hammer and Sickles, Torsos and Shadows and many commissioned portraits. His screen-printed images of Marilyn Monroe, Campbell soup cans, and sensational newspaper stories, quickly became synonymous with Pop art. He took what he saw around him and turned it into high art.Warhol's 1963 8'x13' Silver Car Crash painting sold in 2017 for $105million. His paintings continue to fetch record prices. His signed and numbered graphics are in great demand worldwide. Art Brokerage is a world leader in marketing secondary prints and original paintings.We are buying and paying cash for inventory now!