How Andy Warhol Worked

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How Andy Warhol Worked

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52 minutes

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Oct 5, 2023

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You know Andy Warhol from his quip on being famous for 15 minutes and paintings of soup cans, but even as far as artists go he was an eccentric and misunderstood person. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Oct 5, 2023

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