Sandro Chia
Artist
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)
Title
Sandro Chia
Date
1980
Object Number
2008.17.64
Description
Andy Warhol purchased a Polaroid Big Shot camera around 1970 and used it to capture the images that would be the starting point for much of his work until the end of his life. The photographs, like those of Italian artist Sandro Chia seen in the center case, served as “sketches” for Warhol’s iconic silkscreen portraits.
Warhol recounts an encounter between himself, Sandro Chia, and Warhol’s Factory assistant Benjamin Liu that took place on Thursday, June 16, 1983—
“…Benjamin said he looked in Chia’s eyes and that they were “wild eyes.” And afterwards I said to Benjamin, “Well what do you mean?” I said, “Look into my eyes and what do you see?” And Benjamin said, “Troubled eyes.” I said, “Oh who do you think you are?”
Warhol recounts an encounter between himself, Sandro Chia, and Warhol’s Factory assistant Benjamin Liu that took place on Thursday, June 16, 1983—
“…Benjamin said he looked in Chia’s eyes and that they were “wild eyes.” And afterwards I said to Benjamin, “Well what do you mean?” I said, “Look into my eyes and what do you see?” And Benjamin said, “Troubled eyes.” I said, “Oh who do you think you are?”
Credit Line
Gift of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Rights
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Physical Dimensions
4 1/4 by 3 3/8 in.
Citation
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), “Sandro Chia,” Michael C. Carlos Museum Collections Online, accessed April 23, 2024, https://digitalprojects.carlos.emory.edu/items/show/9199.
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