Andy Warhol - The LIFE Years 1949 - 1959 by Paul Tanner and Alexandra Barcal

In 2011 a sensational find came to light in Andy Warhols estate, an extensive collection of drawings that provides impressive evidence of Warhols artistic talents. He used iconic photographs and magazine illustrations, many of which were taken from LIFE magazine, as inspiration. This publication explores these sources and presents them in juxtaposition. Drawing was an essential element of Warhols everyday life during his early years in New York. Warhol drew a large number of subjects from the world-famous LIFE magazine.