Blackglama (Judy Garland) - Andy Warhol
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A 1985 screenprint by Andy Warhol featuring Judy Garland, taken from the iconic Blackglama advertising campaign.
This work is a screenprint by Andy Warhol, created in 1985 as part of his Ads series. The image features the actress Judy Garland, derived from a 1968 advertisement for the Blackglama fur brand. The original campaign, famous for the slogan What becomes a Legend most?, utilised high-contrast photography to associate luxury furs with Hollywood icons. Warhol appropriated this commercial imagery, applying his signature method of flat colour application and simplified graphic forms.
The composition centres on Garland, rendered in a palette of bold red, deep purple, and gold. By isolating the subject from the original advertising context and re-presenting it through the mechanical process of screenprinting, Warhol examines the intersection of celebrity culture and consumerism. The repetition of the question What becomes a Legend most? at the top of the print serves to frame the subject as a manufactured commodity rather than a private individual. The work reflects the artist's interest in the mass-produced nature of fame, where the image of the star is consumed with the same detachment as a commercial product.
Warhol's use of synthetic colours and sharp outlines flattens the depth of the original photograph, creating a graphic quality that is synonymous with his output during the 1980s. The print functions as a commentary on the ephemeral nature of stardom, capturing a moment where the boundary between personal identity and corporate branding is blurred. This piece remains a clear example of his practice of recycling existing media to explore the mechanisms of public perception.
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- Museum-grade giclée printing for rich, fade-resistant colour
- Archival matte fine-art paper, FSC-certified
- Multiple sizes and framing options available
- Frames in black, natural wood, dark wood or white
- Framed prints arrive ready to hang
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- Dust gently with a soft, dry cloth
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Museum-grade giclée on FSC-certified archival matte paper, with framed and canvas options.
- Paper sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 and B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) to Large (60×90 cm)
- Frames: black, natural wood, dark wood or white
Blackglama (Judy Garland) - Andy Warhol
Artist Biography
Andy Warhol
He moved to New York after graduating from Carnegie Tech in 1949 and spent the 1950s as a commercial illustrator. He was successful at it: shoe drawings for I. Miller, album covers, magazine illustrations. The work was loose, charming, and camp. He won awards. But commercial art was not taken seriously, and Warhol wanted to be taken seriously.
The Campbell's Soup Cans came in 1962. Thirty-two canvases, one for each flavour. Then Marilyn, then Elvis, then the car crashes and electric chairs. The technique was silk-screen printing: photographic images transferred to canvas through a mesh screen and printed in flat, commercial colours. The process removed the artist's hand almost entirely, which was the point. Warhol made art that looked like it had been manufactured, in a culture that manufactured everything.
The Factory, his silver-foiled studio on East 47th Street, became the centre of a scene that included musicians, actors, drag queens, socialites, and addicts, sometimes all at once. He made films. He started Interview magazine. He managed the Velvet Underground. He was shot by Valerie Solanas in 1968 and nearly died; he wore a surgical corset for the rest of his life.
His late work, often dismissed, includes the Oxidation Paintings (made with urine on metallic paint), the Shadow series, and the Last Supper paintings. He died in 1987 after gallbladder surgery, at fifty-eight. His estate was valued at around 600 million dollars.
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