James Warhola
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James Warhola is an American
artist
who has illustrated more than two dozen children's books since 1987.
A native of Smock, a coal-mining region in Fayette County
, Pennsylvania
, near Pittsburgh, and of Rusyn
origin, he is the son of Paul Warhola, Andy Warhol
's oldest brother. James received a BFA degree in design from Carnegie Mellon University
in 1977. From 1977 to 1980 he studied at the Art Students League of New York
with Jack Faragasso, then privately with Michael Aviano.
He briefly worked for Andy Warhol at Interview
magazine but left that job to become a science fiction
illustrator, at which his uncle expressed his disgust in his diary
.
As a science fiction illustrator in the early 1980s, Warhola did cover art for more than 300 books. His dense, tightly rendered covers were several steps away from the abstract covers of Richard M. Powers
and Jack Gaughan
which had been popular ten years earlier. Warhola is also one of Mad
s "Usual Gang of Idiots," illustrating articles and covers for Mad.
He wrote and illustrated Uncle Andy's: A Faabbbulous Visit with Andy Warhol (Putnam, 2003) about his uncle. The book garnered much attention with a feature article in The New York Times
and interviews on television and NPR
. The publisher offered this description:
Horn Book
commented, "In his debut as a writer, James Warhola uses a conversational style and childlike precision to describe one particular visit in 1962, when Warhol had recently made the transition from illustrator to fine artist. The watercolor illustrations are full of details." Uncle Andy's was also reviewed by Marianne Saccardi in School Library Journal:
Over the last decade, Warhola has worked for several major publishing houses, among them Warner Books and Prentice Hall
. He lives in Tivoli, New York
and serves as a consultant to the Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art
in Medzilaborce
, Slovakia
, near the Warhola ancestral village of Miková
.
People of the United States
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artist
Artist
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who has illustrated more than two dozen children's books since 1987.
A native of Smock, a coal-mining region in Fayette County
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the2010 census, the population was 136,606. The county is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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, near Pittsburgh, and of Rusyn
Rusyns
Carpatho-Rusyns are a primarily diasporic ethnic group who speak an Eastern Slavic language, or Ukrainian dialect, known as Rusyn. Carpatho-Rusyns descend from a minority of Ruthenians who did not adopt the use of the ethnonym "Ukrainian" in the early twentieth century...
origin, he is the son of Paul Warhola, Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Andrew Warhola , known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art...
's oldest brother. James received a BFA degree in design from Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
in 1977. From 1977 to 1980 he studied at the Art Students League of New York
Art Students League of New York
The Art Students League of New York is an art school located on West 57th Street in New York City. The League has historically been known for its broad appeal to both amateurs and professional artists, and has maintained for over 130 years a tradition of offering reasonably priced classes on a...
with Jack Faragasso, then privately with Michael Aviano.
He briefly worked for Andy Warhol at Interview
Interview (magazine)
Interview is an American magazine which has the nickname The Crystal Ball Of Pop. It was founded in late 1969 by artist Andy Warhol. The magazine features intimate conversations between some of the world's biggest celebrities, artists, musicians, and creative thinkers...
magazine but left that job to become a science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
illustrator, at which his uncle expressed his disgust in his diary
The Andy Warhol Diaries
The Andy Warhol Diaries is a posthumous work by the American artist Andy Warhol and was edited by his secretary Pat Hackett. Warner Books first published it in 1989 with an introduction by Hackett....
.
As a science fiction illustrator in the early 1980s, Warhola did cover art for more than 300 books. His dense, tightly rendered covers were several steps away from the abstract covers of Richard M. Powers
Richard M. Powers
Richard M. Powers was a science fiction illustrator.- Life and work :Born in Chicago 1921 into a Catholic family, Richard Michael Gorman Powers spent most of his early life supported by his mother and aunt. His father left the family when Powers was young...
and Jack Gaughan
Jack Gaughan
Jack Gaughan was an American science fiction artist and illustrator who won the Hugo Award several times. Working primarily with Donald A...
which had been popular ten years earlier. Warhola is also one of Mad
Mad (magazine)
Mad is an American humor magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952. Launched as a comic book before it became a magazine, it was widely imitated and influential, impacting not only satirical media but the entire cultural landscape of the 20th century.The last...
s "Usual Gang of Idiots," illustrating articles and covers for Mad.
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
and interviews on television and NPR
NPR
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. The publisher offered this description:
Horn Book
Horn Book Magazine
The Horn Book Magazine, founded in Boston in 1924, is a bimonthly periodical about literature for children and young adults. It began life as a "suggestive purchase list" prepared by Bertha Mahony Miller and Elinor Whitney Field, proprietresses of the country's first bookstore for children, The...
commented, "In his debut as a writer, James Warhola uses a conversational style and childlike precision to describe one particular visit in 1962, when Warhol had recently made the transition from illustrator to fine artist. The watercolor illustrations are full of details." Uncle Andy's was also reviewed by Marianne Saccardi in School Library Journal:
Over the last decade, Warhola has worked for several major publishing houses, among them Warner Books and Prentice Hall
Prentice Hall
Prentice Hall is a major educational publisher. It is an imprint of Pearson Education, Inc., based in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA. Prentice Hall publishes print and digital content for the 6-12 and higher-education market. Prentice Hall distributes its technical titles through the Safari...
. He lives in Tivoli, New York
Tivoli, New York
Tivoli is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 1,118 at the 2010 census. The village, which was incorporated in 1872 from parts of Upper Red Hook Landing and Madalin, is the northernmost settlement in the county, located in the northwest part of the Town of Red...
and serves as a consultant to the Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art
Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art
The Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art in Medzilaborce, Slovakia was established in 1991 by the American family of the artist Andy Warhol and the Slovak Ministry of Culture...
in Medzilaborce
Medzilaborce
Medzilaborce is a town in northeastern Slovakia close to the border with Poland, located near the towns of Sanok and Bukowsko . Its population is approximately 6,600.-Characteristics:...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, near the Warhola ancestral village of Miková
Miková
Miková or Mikó in Hungarian, is a village and municipality in the former Eperjes County of the Kingdom of Hungary. The area was transferred to the newly formed Czechoslovakia in 1920 following the Treaty of Trianon...
.