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60 years ago, pop art was born in a department store window

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon

May 5, 2021

Why Warhol's commercial art made waves, according to art critic Blake Gopnik.

Andy Warhol's 1961 department store window display paved the way for his first solo pop art show the following year, "Campbell's Soup Cans."

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