"Andy Warhol: Making Money" debuts

23 May 2010

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Cover of "Andy Warhol: Making Money," a new book coming in October 2010.

A book hand-made by Pop artist Andy Warhol as a gift for a young girl will be published for the first time this fall.

Rizzoli is releasing a fascimile edition of the one-of-the-kind "Making Money."

Originally created by Warhol in 1981, the book features a series of his exuberant freehand drawings. An appealing "flipbook" quality emerges as the images slowly build from abstract renditions to the artist's familiar dollar sign. The backstory is another draw...

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