Andy Warhol: The Record Covers 1949-1987 Catalogue Raisonné
Andy Warhol: The Record Covers 1949–1987 Catalogue Raisonné
Published in conjunction with the 2008-09 exhibition Warhol Live: Music and Dance in Andy Warhol’s Work at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (also at the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh). Includes art and background information on 51 album cover artworks, reproduced at near actual size, plus essays describing the arc of Warhol’s design career. Hardcover with diecut hole in front cover. Mint copy in publisher’s shrinkwrap. 240pp. [16.4 top shelf]
Condition: New. Factory-sealed in original publisher’s shrinkwrap.
This catalogue raisonné, authored by Paul Maréchal, is the standard reference book documenting Andy Warhol’s commercial design work for the music industry. It compiles nearly four decades of vinyl album covers created by the artist between 1949 and 1987.
Key Features:
- Complete Documentation: Includes full-color reproductions of Warhol’s album designs, showing front covers, back covers, gatefolds, and liner notes.
- Design Context: Explains the production and history behind prominent releases, such as The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) and The Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers (1971).
- Broad Genre Coverage: Tracks Warhol’s visual stylistic evolution—from early blotted-ink illustrations to later silkscreen prints—across jazz, classical, pop, and rock releases.
- Archival Materials: Contains over 100 supplementary illustrations, including archival photographs, source images, and historical context for each commission.
Product Details:
- Publisher: Prestel Publishing (2008)
- ISBN-13: 978-3791340869
- ISBN-10: 3791340867
- Format: Hardcover, 280 pages
- Dimensions: Approx. 12 x 12 inches (album size)
This particular copy is unused and remains sealed in its original protective plastic wrap.
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$ 370.00
