Celebrated during his lifetime as much for his personality as for his
paintings, Andy Warhol (1928-87) is the most famous and influential of
the Pop artists, who developed the notion of 15 minutes of fame, and the
idea that an artist could be as illustrious as the work he creates. This
graphic novel biography offers insight into the turning point of
Warhol's career and the creation of the Thirteen Most Wanted Men mural
for the 1964 World's Fair, when Warhol clashed with urban planner Robert
Moses, architect Philip Johnson, and Governor Nelson Rockefeller. In
Becoming Andy Warhol, New York Times bestselling writer Nick
Bertozzi and artist Pierce Hargan showcase the moment when, by stubborn
force of personality and sheer burgeoning talent, Warhol went up against
the creative establishment and emerged to become one of the most
significant artists of the 20th century.