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- Andy Warhol
1928-1987
born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ; died: New York, New York ; active: United States - Wayne Gretzky, 1983
- Polaroid™ print (Polacolor ER)
- Image Dimensions Height/Width: 9.5 x 7.3 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width: 3 3/4 x 2 7/8 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.6 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions: 4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in - Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
- on display
- 2008.0103
- Andy Warhol
- Open page with bookmarkable url
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- Exhibitions
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Exhibition Label:
“Big Shots: Andy Warhol, Celebrity Culture and the 1980s,” Aug-2009, Susan Earle
Canadian ice-hockey player Wayne Gretzky ranks among the best players in the history of the NHL (National Hockey League). He is one of several prominent athlete celebrities portrayed by Warhol. Following the Polaroid session at Warhol’s studio, one example of which is seen here, Warhol produced several portraits of Gretzky and then shared the stage with the star athlete to unveil the portraits in December 1983. Now retired from playing the sport, Gretzky has written books and has an eponymous restaurant in Toronto.
