Onion Soup, from Campbell's Soup I
Primary
Andy Warhol
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1928–New York, New York, 1987)
Printer
Salvatore Silkscreen Co., Inc.
Publisher
Factory Additions
NationalityAmerican, North America
Date1968
MediumColor screenprint
DimensionsSheet: 34 13/16 × 22 15/16 in. (88.5 × 58.2 cm)
Framed: 41 3/16 × 31 3/16 in. (104.6 × 79.2 cm)
Framed: 41 3/16 × 31 3/16 in. (104.6 × 79.2 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Charles and Dorothy Clark, G1976.5.56
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Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object numberG1976.5.56
On View
Not on viewWarhol utilizes the mechanical effect of screen printing to transform familiar commercial imagery, in this instance the most famous Pop art emblem of the 1960s, the Campbell's Soup can. In his print, Warhol avoids the irregularities that he consciously included in his painted images. It has been pointed out that, as a result, the print more closely resembles the seamless look of advertising display and reinforces the impression that it is a mass-produced item. (Feldman, 16)
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