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Andy Warhol being one of the biggest influences in my work made him the obvious choice for this assignment. I see Warhol's influence on the world we live in everyday and strongly believe he helped in creating the pop culture obsession in America.
Andy went from rags to riches and defines the American dream. His work has inspired many and continues to be recognized by people throughout the world.
Born August 6, 1928 to Andrej and Julia Warhola, Andy was the youngest of three brothers. Andy's father emigrated from Mikova, Czechoslovakia in 1913. Eight years later Julia joined Andrej in Pittsburgh where he had found work in construction. The following year, 1922, Paul Warhola was born. Then in 1925 came John. Andy's older brothers both grew up as typical American boys and followed in their father's footsteps. (Koestenbaum 20) In 1942 when Andy was all of thirteen years old, his father died. Before Andrej's death he made the decision to put his saved money towards Andy's......

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