Andy Warhol Andy Warhol (Andy Warhol) was a famous American photographer, director, artist, rock music composer, publisher, etc., one of the most famous figures in the 20th century art world, an advocate and leader of Pop Art, born on August 6, 1928, died on February 22, 1987. Andy Warhol became the most influential artist in Pop Art by experimenting with various reproduction techniques such as letterpress, rubber or wood topography, gold leaf technique, and photo projection. In 2014, Andy Warhol's portrait of Mao Zedong was auctioned off in the UK for £7.6 million (about RMB 76.63 million).