Self-portrait

Andy Warhol, artist

1928–1987

Self-portrait, 1968

Portfolio/Series title: "Say hello to the Dirty Half Dozen, Sierra Bandit, The American Playground and all the Superstars of the New Theatre," published in Esquire

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: chromogenic color print

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 8.8 x 15.1 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 3 7/16 x 5 15/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 11 in

Credit line: Gift of Esquire, Inc.

Accession number: 1980.0306

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Exhibition Label:
“Big Shots: Andy Warhol, Celebrity Culture and the 1980s,” Aug-2009, Susan Earle
While Warhol was in the hospital recovering from being shot by Valerie Solanis in June 1968, he photographed himself in his hospital room. This is one of the photographs from that hospital stay. The bright light from the flash is visible, as is the camera that Warhol holds as he shoots the picture. To print these photos he used a commercial format by Royaltone that offered a second “bonus” picture. Two days after Warhol was shot, Robert F. Kennedy was shot and killed, perhaps overshadowing attention paid to Warhol’s incident. Warhol’s health was permanently altered by the shooting.