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Eduardo paolizzi produced what is thought to be the first works of pop art……I was a Rich Man’s Plaything.

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This is a group where the first pop artists can meet and collaborate. This group produced many of the first exhibitions that featured pop art….. among these artists were Eduardo Paolozzi and Richard Hamilton.

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Frank Cordell coined the term “POP ART”

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The term “Pop Art” and the general concept of it is well-established among the members of the Independent Group and has now become a movement.

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1956- Dissolution of the Independent Group.  

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1956- Dissolution of the Independent Group.  

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The Independent Group has now dissolved but some of the members continue to meet up informally. Several artists featured in the exhibition This Is Tomorrow such as Richard Hamilton’s collage “Just what is it that makes today’s home so different, so appealing?” This collage was later considered to be one of the turning points in the movement and one of the earliest pieces of true pop art.

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1967 Andy Warhol’s ‘The Marilyn Diptych’

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1967 Andy Warhol’s ‘The Marilyn Diptych’

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1968- Andy Warhol was shot by Valerie Solanas 

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1968- Andy Warhol was shot by Valerie Solanas 

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In June of 1968 Andy Warhol was shot in his apartment by extreme feminist, Valerie Solanas, who believed that Warhol was going to steal one of her screen plays and wanted revenge not just for that but also to make a stance against all men in general. She caused severe damage by firing three times, the first two missed Warhol but the third and final shot struck him, and went through both his lungs, his spleen, stomach, liver and esophagus. This completely changed Warhol’s life and therefor his work.