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Campbell's Soup Cans

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Campbell's Soup Cans can be seen today at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City

Campbell's Soup Cans,[1] which is sometimes referred to as 32 Campbell's Soup Cans,[2] is a work of art produced between November 1961 and March or April 1962[3] by Andy Warhol. It is made up of thirty-two canvases, each measuring 20 inches (51 cm) in height × 16 inches (41 cm). Each are of a painting of a Campbell's Soup can—one of each of the canned soup versions the company offered at the time.[1] It is one of the most important art pieces of pop art in the United States.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "The Collection". The Museum of Modern Art. 2007. Retrieved March 9, 2007.
  2. Frazier, p. 708.
  3. Pop, The Genius of Andy Warhol. Harper Collins. 2009. pp. 118. ISBN 9780066212432.