Andy Warhol's Life

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Born in Pittsburgh in August 6, 1928. Andy Warhol discovered many things, for one pop art. But before he knew he was good at it, he was diagnosed with sydenham’s chorea. Often he would stay home and lay in bed as he would do that he listened to the radio and collect pictures of movies stars. As he progressed with his mother encouragement he started to be obsessed with pop culture and celebrities. As his father died at the age of fourteen, he left money for his children for higher education. Warhol graduated high school at the age of sixteen. Then left to Carnegie Institute of Technology. When he was there he received training in pictorial design and decide to go to New York. His mother tried to convince him to stay with her but

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