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Buffalo Nickel (F. & S. II.374) - Signed Print by Andy Warhol 1986 - MyArtBroker

Buffalo Nickel (F. & S. II.374)
Signed Print

Andy Warhol

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 250

Year: 1986

Size: H 91cm x W 91cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Meaning & Analysis

Buffalo Nickel (F. & S. II.374) is one of ten graphic screen prints that compose the Cowboys And Indians series. In this series, Warhol takes archetypal figures and objects that capture America’s romanticised vision of the American West, a distorted vision obtained through its depictions in popular culture ( literature, film and television). This theme is apparent in Warhol's choice to depict a stereotypical image of a traditional Native American figure, the wild bison. The artist draws attention to popular interpretations of the American West to create an ironic political commentary.

The print was made using Warhol's signature screen printing method. The screen printing technique is known for its capacity to mass-produce imagery to be widely distributed. The technique and prints produced mirror the way in which this image on the five-cent coin would also have been widely distributed across America. Buffalo Nickel (F. & S. II.374) contrasts with the other prints in the series that depict portraits of famous actors from Western movies such as John Wayne.

  • Andy Warhol was a leading figure of the Pop Art movement and is often considered the father of Pop Art. Born in 1928, Warhol allowed cultural references of the 20th century to drive his work. From the depiction of glamorous public figures, such as Marilyn Monroe, to the everyday Campbell’s Soup Can, the artist challenged what was considered art by blurring the boundaries between high art and mass consumerism. Warhol's preferred screen printing technique further reiterated his obsession with mass culture, enabling art to be seen as somewhat of a commodity through the reproduced images in multiple colour ways.

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