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From a young age, both Warhol and Lichtenstein demonstrated surpassing talent in art. Andy Warhol, real name Andrew Warhola, was born in 1928 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, to Czechoslovakian parents. Before he could walk, Warhol was coloring in coloring books. His mother noticed his exceptional skill for "staying within the lines" and for encouragement, rewarded her son with a candy bar each time he completed a page. During his grade school years Warhol, a chronic sufferer of Saint Vitus Dance, was frequently sick. He would lay in bed for days on end making paper dolls and "copying the Maybelline ads of Hedy Lamarr." After highschool Warhol studied commercial art at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsberg. Warhol graduated in 1949 and went to New York where he worked for the magazines Harpers Bazarr and Vogue as an illustrator. At the same time he was working in commercial advertising and in his free time drew pictures of flowers, cats, angles, ect., to charm potential clients into giving him a job. He soon became one of New Yorks most sought after a
Although Litchenstein and Warhol both began to paint images taken from mass media (Pop art) around the same time, each were unaware another artist was creating pieces based on the same theme. In fact, Warhol and Lichtenstein didn't even know each other. Lichtenstein first experimented with popular images as subjects in art in 1956 when he created, the now famous "Ten Dollar Bill" print. Warhol created "whimsical drawings of shoes" in the mid-1950s which marked his departure from commercial art into fine art and Pop art images. The two artists found out about eachotheers work in 1961. Warhol was visiting the Leo Castelli Gallery and negotiating with the director over the price of a Jasper Johns print. After agreeing on a price, Warhol asked if there was anything else of unusual intrest in the galery. The director took out a painting of a girl with a beach ball held over her head by Lichtenstein. In shock, Warhol exclaimed, "Ohhh, I'm doing work just like that myself!" Warhol and Lichtenstein would not meet until years lateer, nor collaborate on any projects (however, in the 70s Warhol did paint a portrait of Lichtenstein). Nevertheless, this d
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