Outtake from Andy Warhol and members of the Factory: Andy Warhol, artist; Paul Morrissey, director; Joe Dallesandro, actor, New York City

May 21, 1970

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

The composition of the Factory mural, with its complex array of characters, took Avedon months to work out. Warhol’s entourage made many trips to the photographer’s studio, and outtakes from their sittings appear here. Avedon originally planned a fourth mural panel showing a love scene—the culmination of the movie Factory actors and filmmakers were implicitly making—but ultimately cut it to keep the narrative open-ended.

Artwork Details

Overview

Title: Outtake from Andy Warhol and members of the Factory: Andy Warhol, artist; Paul Morrissey, director; Joe Dallesandro, actor, New York City
Artist: Richard Avedon (American, New York 1923–2004 San Antonio, Texas)
Date: May 21, 1970
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: The Richard Avedon Foundation
Curatorial Department: Photographs