Japanese Toy, Andy Warhol

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1928–1987
Japanese Toy, 1983
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: Polaroid™ print (Polacolor ER)
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 9.5 x 7.3 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 3 3/4 x 2 7/8 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 10.8 x 8.6 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in
Credit line: Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Accession number: 2008.0147
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Exhibition Label: “Big Shots: Andy Warhol, Celebrity Culture and the 1980s,” Aug-2009, Susan Earle Warhol began his career as a fashion illustrator and art director, and he maintained a lifelong love of window shopping. His selection of these consumer objects and portrayal of them in similar fashion to that used in his celebrity portraits illustrates the leveling effect and democratic nature of photography, especially in Warhol’s hands.