Andrew Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 6, 1928, exactly 87 years ago today. We know him better as Andy Warhol: leader of the 1960s pop art movement, with an incredible talent for creating compelling artwork from life's most commonplace things. Famous for his ability to blur the line between fine art and mainstream aesthetics, this is the man who picked up a Campbell's soup can and transformed it into one of the most iconic works of pop art in American history.

Berger & Wyse by Pascal Wyse and Joe Berger

Aside from his well-known artwork, Andy Warhol is also credited with saying, "In the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes," which inspired the now-popular phrase, "fifteen minutes of fame" (along with several comic spoofs):

Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson

Adam@Home by Rob Harrell

The Buckets by Greg Cravens

Although he may not have anticipated it at the time, Mr. Warhol's fame has lasted much longer than fifteen minutes. His life's work continues to influence creatives to this day, including many of our GoComics cartoonists. 

The Duplex by Glenn McCoy

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis

On the flip side, Andy Warhol was also inspired by one of your favorite comic characters (what? Yes!). GoComics' very own Nancy received a Warhol-style pop art makeover in 1961:

Andy Warhol, Nancy, 1961.

Read more about it, here.

Happy birthday to the late and forever-great Andy Warhol!

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