Campbell's Soup's On! Campbell's
 Soupy Art!
Paintings of Soup Cans (click to enlarge)


When Andy Warhol had first decided that he wanted to be famous, he had a bit of a hard time starting out. His main problem was deciding what to paint. What he needed had to be new, exciting, and fresh. One day he went to his good friend, Muriel Latow for ideas, for which he would pay her $50. She told him to paint something that you enjoy. Andy replied, "I like money". So, she told him to paint money, which later became one of his more famous works. Then, she told him to paint something so everyday that it becomes unnoticed by most people today, like a can of Campbell's soup. Andy liked the soup idea, and decided to try it out. He instructed his mother with whom he shared an apartment to go and buy every variety of soup available. He then painted over 32 brands of soup cans. His work was at first considered mediocre, but critics quickly began to love it. They considered it quite controversial, and Andy quickly became known to most people as the man who painted soup. This was his first and most famous artworks.


Tomato Onion Vegetable
Tomato, 1968 Onion, 1968 Vegetable, 1968
Beef Green Pea Pepper Pot
Beef, 1968 Green Pea, 1968 Pepper Pot, 1968
Consomme Cream of Mushroom Old Fashioned Vegetable
Consomme, 1968 Cream of Mushroom, 1968 Old Fashioned Vegetable, 1969
Scotch Broth Vegetarian Vegetable Clam Chowder
Scotch Broth, 1969 Vegetarian Vegetable, 1969 New England Clam Chowder, 1969
Chicken 'N Dumplings Hot Dog Bean Oyster Stew
Chicken 'N Dumplings, 1969 Hot Dog Bean, 1969 Oyster Stew, 1969
Tomato-Beef Noodle O's Golden Mushroom Cheddar Cheese
Tomato-Beef Noodle O's, 1969 Golden Mushroom, 1969 Cheddar Cheese, 1969
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