Celebrity Portrait: Elvis
Warhol created his Double Elvis portrait in 1963. It is thought that he duplicated the image to mimic a likeness to a film strip,
for which Warhol was known to have a passion for. Although the source for Elvis’ image is not known,
it is speculated that the picture is a publicity photograph from Elvis' movie Flaming Star. We see Warhol’s obsession with glamour evident in the silver background of the portrait of the infamous rock-n-roll sex icon.
for which Warhol was known to have a passion for. Although the source for Elvis’ image is not known,
it is speculated that the picture is a publicity photograph from Elvis' movie Flaming Star. We see Warhol’s obsession with glamour evident in the silver background of the portrait of the infamous rock-n-roll sex icon.