Warhol was born August 6th, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and passed away at the age of 58 on February 22nd, 1987 in New York City.
He produced over 9,000 paintings and sculptures and almost 12,000 drawings in his lifetime
Andy Warhol did a large amount of his pieces out of a his studio that he names 'The Factory' which had three different locations over the years.In 1964 he was producting 80 prints a day.
He was played by David Bowie in the movie Basquait
In 1968, Andy Warhol was shot by Valerie Solanas and survived the assasinaation attempt, but spent months in the hospital recovering.