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by David Lee Guss
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Purchase a tote bag featuring the photograph "Film Homage Andy Warhol Lonesome Cowboys collage Old Tucson Arizona 1968-2013" by David Lee Guss. Our tote bags are made from soft, durable, poly-poplin fabric and include a 1" black strap for easy carrying on your shoulder. All seams are double-stitched for added durability. Each tote bag is machine-washable in cold water and is printed on both sides using the same image.
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When Warhol 1928-1987) posed with his 16mm camera on a rainy day in January 1968 he couldn't imagine that in five months he would nearly die on the... more
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When Warhol 1928-1987) posed with his 16mm camera on a rainy day in January 1968 he couldn't imagine that in five months he would nearly die on the operating table after being shot by the mentally disturbed, radical, feminist writer Valerie Solanis.
She fired three bullets at him and only hit with the last one which penetrated several organs including both lungs. Five doctors worked five hours to save his life. Ironically Warhol would die 19 years later in a hospital after routine gall bladder surgery.
The best shots taken, of Warhol and his merry band of "Lonesome Cowboy" performers, were by ace Tucson photographer Bob Broder.
This image is by an unidentified photographer. According to the film's director, Paul Morrissey, Andy personally shot no film despite being repeatedly photographed either standing alongside the camera or peering through the lens.
After the shooting Warhol was never the same, fully expecting a return visit by Solanis.
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I first became obsessed with photography and motion pictures while growing up in post WW2 Manila in the Philippine Islands in the late 1940's/early 1950's. Film noirs were a particular influence. But my first love remains the theater. I acted in numerous amateur productions from 1958 to 1978. In 1979 I earned a MA in drama from the University of Arizona; earlier getting a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, where I co-founded the first film society on campus and ran it for four years. While at the U of A, I studied with the master black and white photo essayist W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978) the last year of his life. I am the last person cited in Jim Hughes' definitive biography of Gene, as I wrote about attending his final...
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