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NEWS FRO M CAMPUS
Iconic Art @ Brooks The Robert Lehman Art Center was the place to be in October. It hosted an exhibit of six original works by Andy Warhol, a leading guru of the Pop Art movement of the 1960s. The Warhol pieces were presented in partnership with the Williams College Museum of Art, with which Brooks co-owns the artworks. The works were gifted to Brooks and Williams College by Brooks assistant head emeritus Richard Holmes, who attended Williams. 4
The exhibit included pieces from Brooks students and alumni that were inspired by the six Warhol works. They all hung together on the walls of the Lehman, which created a stunning visual narrative. The six Warhol works were: “Campbell’s Soup Can on Shopping Bag (1966)”; “Autographed Picture of Andy Warhol (c. 1971)”; “Happy Bug Day (1954)”; “Velvet Underground and Nico (yellow bananas) (1965–1967)”; “Mick Jagger No. 6 (gold/silver/
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PH OTO: JACK M ITCH ELL
The Robert Lehman Art Center hosts an intimate look at a larger-than-life artist.