Andrew Carnegie was principally involved in the steel industry. Andrew Carnegie emigrated from Scotland to America with his family when he was a young boy. He was first hired at a textile mill making only $1.20 a week. Not long after that, he found another job in a textile mill making a little bit m...

Andy Warhol (born Andrew Warhola) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1928. He was a sickly child and read a lot of movie magazines. His artistic talent was noticed as a child by his art teachers. His mother gave him a Hershey candy bar every time he finished a page in his coloring book. He a...

Art imitates life. Whenever life changes art adapts to the changes and is reflective of its origin in time. We learned this when we discussed Freud, Einstein and Nicci coming onto the scene. As they introduced new theories and new ideas, we were introduced to new art forms like Dadaism and Surrealis...

Born in Pennsylvania in 1930 with the name Andrew Warhola, Andy Warhol graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1949. He then moved to New York City where he became involved in commercial art and won several prizes. His development in fine art began with wry, delicate drawings and cu...