WARHOL, ANDY

WARHOL, ANDY. [1978–1986] Born Andrew Warhola. A painter and chronicler of pop art, he dictated his journal every morning by phone to an amanuensis. He was wounded in pre-diary days by a would-be assassin. In later years, he reflected upon celebrity, art, and his own mortality. Excerpts from The Andy Warhol Diaries, by Andy Warhol. Edited by Pat Hackett. New York, Warner Books, 1989. Copyright © 1989 The Estate of Andy Warhol, reprinted by permission of the Wylie Agency.