On January 4th, 2010, POP: THE GENIUS OF ANDY WARHOL….

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The cover of the new Andy Warhol biography by Tony Scherman and David Dalton focusing on the years 1961-68.

…is the title of the new biography I just finished which attempts to avoid retreading the familiar paths of so many previous AW books, especially the definitive 1989 Bockris biography, by focusing exclusively on the short revolutionary period from his first silk screen paintings in 1961 to the Valerie Solanas shooting in 1968 with new sources providing intriguing accounts (sex and boyfriend stories!) and some new insights that sated this Andy Warhol fanatic with the opportunity to revisit his story.