Staff Pick
Andy Warhol had his first Los Angeles gallery show in 1963, right before his career exploded. He used the occasion to round up a few friends and a Ford Falcon, and armed only with a Diners' Club card, drove there from New York in four days. The Trip documents that journey but also serves as a great introduction to Andy Warhol's art, and the art world of the 1960s in general.
The Trip is a very fun book, entertaining and informative, and the reader gets a bit of insight into how and why Andrew Warhola became "Andy Warhol."
Recommended By Sandy M., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
From the author of andlt;Iandgt;Strapless andlt;/Iandgt;and andlt;Iandgt;Guest of Honorandlt;/Iandgt;, a book about a little-known road trip Andy Warhol took from New York to LA in 1963, and how that journeyand#8212;and the numerous artists and celebrities he encounteredand#8212;profoundly influenced his life and art.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;In 1963, up-and-coming artist Andy Warhol took a road trip across America. What began as a madcap, drug-fueled romp became a journey that took Warhol on a kaleidoscopic adventure from New York City, across the vast American heartland, all the way to Hollywood and back.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;With locations ranging from a Texas panhandle truck stop to a Beverly Hills mansion, from the beaches of Santa Monica to a Photomat booth in Albuquerque, andlt;Iandgt;The Tripandlt;/Iandgt; captures Warholand#8217;s interactions with Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Marcel Duchamp, Elizabeth Taylor, Elvis Presley, and Frank Sinatra. Along the way he also met rednecks, beach bums, underground filmmakers, artists, poets, socialites, and newly minted hippies, and they each left an indelible mark on his psyche.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;In andlt;Iandgt;The Tripandlt;/Iandgt;, Andy Warholand#8217;s speeding Ford Falcon is our time machine, transporting us from the last vestiges of the sleepy Eisenhower epoch to the true beginning of the explosive, exciting and#8217;60s. Through in-depth, original research, Deborah Davis sheds new light on one of the most enduring figures in the art world and captures a fascinating moment in 1960s Americaand#8212;with Warhol at its center.
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andlt;Bandgt;Praise for andlt;Iandgt;Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nationandlt;BRandgt; andlt;/Iandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt; "Provide[s] a panoramic view of America at the turn of the 20th century. . .Davisand#8217;s book is a marker of how far the country has come."
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"A well-researched, highly readable treatment of an important era in racial relations, encapsulated in the meeting of two of the eraand#8217;s most significant men."
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and#8220;In fluid prose and with clear respect for her subject matter, Davis paints a vivid picture of race relations at the turn of the 20th century and#8211; a story resonating with todayand#8217;s fraught political and racial landscape.and#8221;
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and#8220;Valuable because it gives us not only a picture of how things have changed in the century since TR was President but also how much really hasnand#8217;t changed.and#8221;
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and#8220;[Davis] does an excellent job of sketching the backgorund of this remarkable period."
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"This is history that excites. This is history that inspires. And this is history that will make readers sit up all night."
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andlt;Bandgt;Praise for andlt;Iandgt;The Tripandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;andlt;Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Iandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;and#8220;Fast-moving. Totally engrossing. Filled with fascinating details about Andy that even I didnand#8217;t know.and#8221;
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and#8220;Deborah Davis calls shotgun on Andy Warholand#8217;s era-defining 1963 cross-country road trip and thankfully takes us along for the ride. With electric storytelling and riveting prose, andlt;Iandgt;The Tripandlt;/Iandgt; puts us right in the middle of the action as Andy crashed his way through Hollywood, Manhattan high society, and the heights of the art world.and#8221;
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and#8220;Thanks to Deborah Davis I've just been on a cross country road trip to Hollywood with Andy Warhol: 1963, the year America lost its innocence. Sure, thereand#8217;s high gossip, lots of gossipand#8212;Andy wouldnand#8217;t leave home without itand#8212;but also something much more. A way of seeing things that has made Andy Warhol not just one of the most coveted artists of our age but also one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century.and#8221;
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and#8220;AAA+ to Deborah Davis for her brilliant travelogue detailing Andy Warholand#8217;s 1963 cross-country adventure. Thanks to Andyand#8217;s time capsules and Davisand#8217; meticulous research, andlt;Iandgt;The Tripandlt;/Iandgt; transports you, and#8216;shotgun,and#8217; into this legendary road trip.and#8221;
Synopsis
From the author of Strapless and Guest of Honor, a book about a little-known road trip Andy Warhol took from New York to LA in 1963, and how that journey--and the numerous artists and celebrities he encountered--profoundly influenced his life and art.
In 1963, up-and-coming artist Andy Warhol took a road trip across America. What began as a madcap, drug-fueled romp became a journey that took Warhol on a kaleidoscopic adventure from New York City, across the vast American heartland, all the way to Hollywood and back.
With locations ranging from a Texas panhandle truck stop to a Beverly Hills mansion, from the beaches of Santa Monica to a Photomat booth in Albuquerque, The Trip captures Warhol's interactions with Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Marcel Duchamp, Elizabeth Taylor, Elvis Presley, and Frank Sinatra. Along the way he also met rednecks, beach bums, underground filmmakers, artists, poets, socialites, and newly minted hippies, and they each left an indelible mark on his psyche.
In The Trip, Andy Warhol's speeding Ford Falcon is our time machine, transporting us from the last vestiges of the sleepy Eisenhower epoch to the true beginning of the explosive, exciting '60s. Through in-depth, original research, Deborah Davis sheds new light on one of the most enduring figures in the art world and captures a fascinating moment in 1960s America--with Warhol at its center.
About the Author
Deborah Davis is the author of andlt;iandgt;Fabritius and the Goldfinch: A True Story of Art, Tragedy, and Immortalityandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nationandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame Xandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ballandlt;/iandgt;; and andlt;iandgt;Gilded: How Newport Became the Richest Resort in Americaandlt;/iandgt;. She formerly worked as an executive, story editor, and story analyst for several major film companies.