August 6, 1928.- Andrew Warhola, Jr. (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987), known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became famous worldwide for his work as a painter, avant-garde filmmaker, record producer, author, and member of highly diverse social circles that included Bohemian street people, distinguished intellectuals, Hollywood celebrities and wealthy patrons. In this image: Two paintings of Mao Zedong by US artist Andy Warhol from 1973 are on display at a press conference in Milan, Italy, 03 June 2011, during which Carabinieri police officers presented stolen artworks worth about 2.5 million Euros that they recovered in an operation in Lombardy and Liguria. EPA/DANIELE MASCOLO.