Kidrobot Andy Warhol Banana Bookends - Set of 2
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Kidrobot Andy Warhol Banana Bookends - Set of 2
Why We Chose This
Andy Warhol, who is represented in MoMA's collection with over 250 works, met the Velvet Underground in 1965 and became the band's manager. Warhol's contributions to the band's first album, The Velvet Underground & Nico (1966), included his suggestion of using German singer Nico on several tracks, and his now-iconic design for the cover. Early copies of the album were interactive: one was invited to "Peel slowly and see"—when a banana-shaped sticker was peeled back, flesh-colored fruit was revealed. To produce these peelable-art covers, a special machine was needed, which was paid for by the record's label MGM, following the wisdom that any connection to Warhol would boost sales of the album. Most reissued vinyl versions of the album do not include the peel-off sticker and the original, rare peel-away editions are coveted by record collectors. A 1968 reissue of the album, which features the peelable sticker, is in MoMA's collection.
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