Campbell's Soup Cans

Paintings by Andy Warhol

Campbell's Soup Cans,[1] which is sometimes referred to as 32 Campbell's Soup Cans,[2] is a work of art produced between November 1961 and March or April 1962[3] by Andy Warhol. It is made up of thirty-two canvases, each measuring 20 inches (51 cm) in height × 16 inches (41 cm). Each are of a painting of a Campbell's Soup can—one of each of the canned soup versions the company offered at the time.[1] It is one of the most important art pieces of pop art in the United States.

Campbell's Soup Cans can be seen today at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "The Collection". The Museum of Modern Art. 2007. Retrieved March 9, 2007.
  2. Frazier, p. 708.
  3. Pop, The Genius of Andy Warhol. Harper Collins. 2009. pp. 118. ISBN 9780066212432.