Sharing Andy's Art: Michelle Obama visits Warhol Museum with G20 spouses

28 September 2009

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G-20 spouses at the Andy Warhol Museum

PITTSBURGH - While their husbands were off attempting to address the world's problems, Michelle Obama and the G20 spouses lunched at the 7-story Andy Warhol Museum. The museum holds the largest collection of work by Warhol, a Pittsburgh native. Some of the spouses donned aprons and tried Warhol's technique of silk-printing "Flowers" on bags as a souvenirs. The White House posted this photograph of the group admiring the Marilyns.

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