William John Kennedy - Warhol Flowers X
Executed: 1964, Printed: 2010
Medium: Chromogenic Print
From the edition of 60 plus proofs
Hand signed lower right
Size: 20 x 30 in (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
Reference: 110-C
According to the Artist
When Kennedy photographed Andy Warhol at the Factory, Warhol was already concentrating more on film than painting. His response to Kennedy’s camera was that of an actor, compliantly posing for Kennedy, even accompanying the photographer to a field of black-eyed Susans in Queens that Kennedy had spotted. With his newly completed unstretched Flowers painting serving as a makeshift backdrop, Warhol posed waif-like wearing Kennedy’s sweater because he left his black leather jacket at the Factory. Assisting William John Kennedy in the Flowers shoot are Marie Kennedy, the photographer’s wife, and Taylor Mead, actor/artist and Warhol Superstar.