Triple Elvis

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Triple Elvis is an iconic 1963 silkscreen painting by Andy Warhol depicting three overlapping images of Elvis Presley in cowboy attire, exemplifying his exploration of celebrity and mass reproduction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
silkscreen painting
artHistoricalPeriod 1960s American art
artisticTheme commodification of celebrity
fame
mass media
mechanical reproduction
associatedWith Factory era of Andy Warhol
basedOn publicity still of Elvis Presley
colorScheme monochrome
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Andy Warhol
culturalSignificance iconic image of Elvis in Pop art
depictionStyle overlapping images
depicts Elvis Presley
cowboy
depictsAction Elvis Presley aiming a gun
depictsPersonRole Elvis Presley as cowboy gunslinger
format vertical rectangular canvas
genre Pop art
hasVersion Triple Elvis [various color and size variants]
linked to: Triple Elvis
iconography Western film pose
cowboy costume
pistol
inception 1963
inspiredBy Hollywood Western films
languageOfTitle English
mainSubject celebrity culture
mass reproduction
popular culture
medium silkscreen ink on canvas
movement Pop art
notableWorkOf Andy Warhol
numberOfFigures 3
partOfSeries Warhol Elvis paintings
portrays American cultural icon
film star
male musician
productionMethod mechanized screen printing
relatedWork Double Elvis
Eight Elvises
Elvis I and II
repetitionCount threefold image of Elvis Presley
technique screen printing
titleLanguage English
usesVisualEffect ghostlike overlapping silhouettes
visualRepetition serial imagery
workType celebrity portrait

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Warhol Elvis paintings notableWork Triple Elvis
Triple Elvis hasVersion Triple Elvis [various color and size variants]
linked to: Triple Elvis