Double Elvis

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Double Elvis is a famous 1963 silkscreen painting by Andy Warhol depicting two overlapping images of Elvis Presley in a gunslinger pose, emblematic of his Pop Art style and fascination with celebrity culture.

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Double Elvis canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf painting ⓘ
silkscreen painting ⓘ
artForm visual art ⓘ
artisticTechnique screen printing ⓘ
silkscreen printing ⓘ
associatedWith 1960s American art ⓘ
The Factory ⓘ
colorPalette monochrome silver and black tones ⓘ
composition two overlapping images of Elvis Presley ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Andy Warhol ⓘ
creatorBirthName Andrew Warhola ⓘ
linked to: Andy Warhol
culturalContext American popular culture ⓘ
depictionStyle photographic silkscreen ⓘ
depictionType full-length figure ⓘ
depicts Elvis Presley ⓘ
gunslinger pose ⓘ
depictsGender male ⓘ
era 20th century art ⓘ
genre Pop Art ⓘ
hasCreatorNationality American ⓘ
iconography cowboy attire ⓘ
pistol ⓘ
inception 1963 ⓘ
influencedBy Hollywood Western films ⓘ
celebrity publicity stills ⓘ
mass-produced imagery ⓘ
mainTheme celebrity culture ⓘ
fame ⓘ
mass media imagery ⓘ
repetition ⓘ
materialUsed canvas ⓘ
ink ⓘ
movement Pop Art ⓘ
linked to: Pop art
notableFor exploration of celebrity as commodity ⓘ
overlapping duplicated image of Elvis Presley ⓘ
use of mechanical reproduction in fine art ⓘ
numberOfFigures 2 ⓘ
originalLanguageOfTitle English ⓘ
partOfSeries Elvis paintings by Andy Warhol ⓘ
celebrity portraits by Andy Warhol ⓘ
subjectOccupation film actor ⓘ
musician ⓘ
subjectRoleInImage cowboy ⓘ
gunslinger ⓘ
titleLanguage English ⓘ
usesImageOf publicity still of Elvis Presley ⓘ

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Warhol Elvis paintings → notableWork → Double Elvis ⓘ
Triple Elvis → relatedWork → Double Elvis ⓘ