28 moments
Birth in Pittsburgh
· Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Andrew Warhola Jr., later known as Andy Warhol, was born in Pittsburgh to Rusyn immigrant parents. Coordinate is a representative point for Pittsburgh; the cited text does not identify a birth building.
Begins art classes at Holmes School
· Holmes School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Warhol began formal art classes at Holmes School; his teacher also arranged Saturday drawing classes at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. Coordinate is a representative point for Pittsburgh because the source does not provide the school's street address.
Graduates from Schenley High School
· Schenley High School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication · file Warhol completed secondary school in Pittsburgh before receiving a scholarship to Carnegie Institute of Technology.
Moves to New York City
· St. Mark's Place, East Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
After graduating from Carnegie Institute of Technology, Warhol moved to New York with fellow alumnus Philip Pearlstein and lived near Tompkins Square Park. Coordinate represents the St. Mark's Place area near Tompkins Square Park; the cited text does not give a street number.
World journey stop in Kyoto
· Kyoto, Japan
During a round-the-world journey with Charles Lisanby, Warhol was in Kyoto, where he drew a portrait of Helena Rubinstein. The source supports the year but not a more precise date.
Lexington Avenue residence and studio
· 1342 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file Warhol established a Carnegie Hill townhouse as both his home and studio, with his mother living in its basement apartment. Date marks the start of the documented residence.
Works at the East 87th Street firehouse studio
· 159 East 87th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Warhol began working at a former firehouse, his first dedicated studio; there he made the Elvis series.
Moves into the Silver Factory
· The Factory, 231 East 47th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Warhol moved his studio to the loft at 231 East 47th Street, the first location to become known as the Factory. The source identifies the new loft as 231 East 47th Street in the preceding sentence.
Paris Flowers exhibition trip
· Galerie Ileana Sonnabend, Paris, France
Warhol traveled to Paris for his second Flowers exhibition at Galerie Ileana Sonnabend and publicly announced his intention to retire from painting for film.
Delmonico Hotel multimedia performance
· Delmonico Hotel, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Warhol and the Factory entourage performed at the New York Society for Clinical Psychiatry banquet, an early Warhol multimedia event featuring the Velvet Underground and Nico. The historic Delmonico Hotel is no longer operating; coordinate represents its Park Avenue site.
Attends Institute of Contemporary Art survey opening
· Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Warhol attended the opening of a major survey of his work at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art. Coordinate represents the Institute of Contemporary Art's historic Newbury Street area; the institution has since moved.
Paint-your-own-dress demonstration
· Abraham & Straus, Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
At an Abraham & Straus department-store demonstration in Brooklyn, Warhol painted two paper dresses using Nico as his model. The preceding source text dates the demonstration to November 1966 and identifies the store as Abraham & Straus in Brooklyn.
Moderna Museet appearance
· Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file Warhol appeared amid his Brillo Box sculptures at Moderna Museet during his Stockholm exhibition period. Evidence is a contemporaneous image caption; the source supports year-level precision only.
Shot at the Factory
· Decker Building, 33 Union Square West, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Valerie Solanas shot and critically wounded Warhol at the Factory in the Decker Building, an attack that fundamentally altered the studio's openness and organization.
Los Angeles movie-deal visit
· Los Angeles, California, United States
Warhol traveled with his entourage to Los Angeles to discuss a prospective movie arrangement with Columbia Pictures. Coordinate is a representative point for Los Angeles; the cited text does not identify a meeting venue.
Films L'Amour in Paris
· Paris, France
Warhol filmed L'Amour around Paris, a project associated with his later recurring stays and apartment on the Left Bank. The source supports year-level precision and city-level location.
Moves to East 66th Street townhouse
· 57 East 66th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file Warhol and Jed Johnson moved into a Neo-Georgian townhouse in Lenox Hill, which became Warhol's Manhattan home during his later career.
Relocates the Factory to 860 Broadway
· The Factory, 860 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Warhol moved the Factory to a former warehouse overlooking Union Square Park, expanding space for painting, publishing, and filmmaking.
State dinner at the White House
· White House, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Warhol attended President Gerald Ford's state dinner honoring Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. The source supports month-level, not day-level, precision.
Italy trip inspiring Hammer and Sickle
· Italy
Warhol visited Italy; the hammer-and-sickle graffiti he observed there informed his Hammer and Sickle series. The source does not specify an Italian city; coordinate is a representative point in Rome.
Portrait trip to Iran
· Iran
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file Warhol traveled to Iran to make a portrait of Empress Farah Pahlavi. The source gives Iran but no city; coordinate is a representative point in Tehran.
Kuwait exhibition opening
· Salat Al Funoon, Dahiyat Abdullah Al-Salem, Kuwait
Warhol traveled to Kuwait for the opening of his exhibition at Salat Al Funoon in Dahiyat Abdullah Al-Salem. Coordinate represents Dahiyat Abdullah Al-Salem; venue location is approximate.
Appearance with Joseph Beuys in Naples
· Piazza dei Martiri, Naples, Italy
Wikimedia Commons · file Warhol appeared with Joseph Beuys at Piazza dei Martiri in Naples during a period of renewed international activity. Evidence is an image caption; the source supports year-level precision only.
Business meeting at the Factory
· The Factory, 860 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Warhol met Donald and Ivana Trump at his Factory in connection with a proposed Trump Tower painting commission. Warhol's presence is supported by the stated business meeting at his Factory; the Factory was then at 860 Broadway.
Tours future East 33rd Street Factory site
· 22 East 33rd Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Warhol inspected the former Con Edison substation that he later bought and converted into his final Factory.
Moves into final Factory
· The Factory, 22 East 33rd Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
After renovation of the East 33rd Street complex, Warhol relocated his studio there; it housed his late television and publishing work. The cited source identifies the location as 22 East 33rd Street and supports year-level precision, with relocation specified as late 1984.
Judges tryouts at Trump Tower
· Trump Tower, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Warhol went to Trump Tower to judge cheerleading tryouts, as recorded in his diary.
Final hospitalization and death
· New York Hospital, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Warhol was hospitalized at New York Hospital for gallbladder surgery and died there from cardiac arrhythmia the following morning. The reported death occurred on February 22, 1987; coordinate represents the historic New York Hospital campus on East 68th Street.