Art Quote by Laurie Simmons
“When I first came to New York, in the '70s, artists were certainly divided about the Andy Warhol persona, and about the work. I thought it was utterly cool - I thought the Factory was utterly glamorous - but there were a lot of artists I really admired and respected who were older that kind of dismissed it, couldn't get it, and felt that there was a lack of seriousness about it.”
![“Andy [Warhol] was on the scene, but he wasn't an artist at first; he was more an illustrator. He was always surrounded by about ten people who worshipped him. He'd go to a party and they would all come along. But he was drawing shoes and that sort of thing.” quote by Claes Oldenburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dfc/claes-oldenburg-10596_art_andy-warhol-was-on-the-scene-but-he-wasn_2853956.jpg)
![“I don't think he'd [Andy Warhol] be that amazed because he was so driven to be the Picasso of the second half of the 20th century.” quote by Bob Colacello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/533/bob-colacello-23284_20th-century_i-don-t-think-he-d-andy-warhol-be-that-a_2013675.jpg)
![“Andy [Warhol] put on his fey kind of act, but he wanted to be number one and he succeeded. But you never know. Fifty years from now he might not be seen as so important, but the way our whole culture has gone, and the way it continues to go, is his way - for better or for worse.” quote by Bob Colacello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/71a/bob-colacello-23284_culture_andy-warhol-put-on-his-fey-kind-of-act-b_2797521.jpg)
