Andy Warhol would have been 80 today; he was born on August 6, 1928. This episode of “USA Arts”, from 1966, an NET production, profiles pop art pioneer Warhol (and Roy Lichtenstein, in part I), as he ascends in status in the art world and in popular culture. His interviews are mesmerizingly detached and hilarious, and the footage is stunning. Watch now.

part II, Warhol (17 min)…includes

* Interviews with Warhol
* footage of him silkscreening in The Factory
* a clip from his film “The 13 Most Beautiful Women” (1964)
* an interview with Edie Sedgwick
* Warhol assembling his mylar balloon ‘paintings’ as the Velvet Underground play “Venus in Furs” (starts at 14:00)
* Factory regulars dance

see all USA Arts episodes here.

See American Masters‘ site on their Andy Warhol documentary here.