Andy Warhol  (b. 1928, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; d. 1987 lived and worked in New York) earned his BFA from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1949. Early in his career, he was a successful commercial artist and illustrator, and his work was published in magazines and a variety of print media. In the 1960s, he helped launch the Pop Art movement. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture that had flourished by the 1960s, and span a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, photography, and filmmaking. He is considered by many to be one of the most influential artists of the late 20th century.