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Exhibition Overview
One of the most influential, provocative, and enduring American artists of the 20th century, Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was instrumental in bringing silkscreen printing out of the commercial world and into the studios of fine artists. This exhibition presents approximately 120 memorable screenprints by the pioneering Pop artist from the extensive Andy Warhol collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. From the 1967 Marilyn Monroe print suite to the 1986 Cowboys and Indians portfolio, the exhibition offers a broad and thorough overview of Warhol's printmaking career, as well as a rare opportunity to see a large group of complete print portfolios by Warhol.

Exhibition Sponsorship
Andy Warhol's Dream America: Screenprints from the Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation was organized by the Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, Montana, and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene.

Local presentation is made possible by RBC Dain Rauscher and the generous support of the SDMA Artists Guild, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, the County of San Diego Community Enhancement Program, and members of the San Diego Museum of Art. Education programs are made possible through the support of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation and Harsch Investment Properties.

Major support for the 80th Anniversary at SDMA is provided by Tamara and Kevin Kinsella, Audrey S. Geisel, Wells Fargo Bank, and San Diego County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price.

Exhibition Curators
Ben Mitchell is the director of exhibitions and programs at the Nicolaysen Art Museum in Casper, Wyoming, and the curator of Andy Warhol's Dream America. Mitchell has also written several books, including Play Disguised: The Jewelry of Ken Cory, Brad Rude: Original Nature, and Into the Horizon: Theodore Waddell, 1960-2000. Mitchell recently curated, edited, and published, in association with the University of Washington Press, The Most Difficult Journey: The Poindexter Collections of American Modernist Paintings in 2002. He was formerly the senior curator at the Yellowstone Art Museum in Billings, Montana. In the early 1980s Mitchell was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, studying classics and elementary education at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Betti-Sue Hertz is curator of contemporary art at the San Diego Museum of Art and is coordinating the San Diego presentation of the exhibition. Since joining the Museum in 2000, Hertz has organized several exhibitions, including James Hyde: Luminous Platforms and Relaxed Seating (2006), Sandow Birk: Leading Causes of Death in America (2005), Past in Reverse: Contemporary Art of East Asia (2004) and Axis Mexico: Common Objects and Cosmopolitan Actions (2002). Prior to her arrival, Hertz served as director of the Longwood Arts Project for the Bronx Council on the Arts (1992-1998) where she managed exhibition and artist studio programs. Hertz completed her master's degree of fine art at Hunter College, City University of New York (1982), and is a doctoral candidate in art history at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.

Exhibition Tour

Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, Montana		March 26-July 18, 2004
Nicolaysen Art Museum and Discovery Center, Casper, Wyoming		August 6-November 28, 2004
Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon		January 21-May 1, 2005
Museum of Art, University of Texas, El Paso, Texas		May 25-August 7, 2005
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado		September 1-December 31, 2005
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona		January 14-April 30, 2006
San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California		June 17-September 10, 2006

Prado Dinner Package
In conjunction with the exhibition, the Prado Restaurant in Balboa Park is offering a delicious dinner package on Thursday nights from June 22 to September 7. The package costs $79.95 per couple (tax and gratuity not included) and includes a three-course meal for two, a bottle of wine, plus two VIP passes to see Andy Warhol's Dream America. Guests can choose from creative meals, such as Andy's "Campbell's" tomato soup with Maryland blue crab-avocado salsa, Marilyn's San Francisco seafood cioppino, and Mick Jagger's "brown sugar" dessert.

Exhibition Hours
Tuesday-Wednesday, Friday-Sunday: 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Thursday: 10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.

Exhibition Prices
Adults $10; seniors (65+) and active military with I.D. $8; students $7; youth (6-17) $4; children 5 and under are free

Images for Media Use
A selection of high-resolution images for the exhibition is available on the Museum's Web site at http://www.sdmart.org/info-presskit-images-andy-warhol.html. For additional image needs, please contact Chris Zook at (619) 696-1946, cszook@sdmart.org, or Golda Akhgarnia at (619) 696-1938, golda@sdmart.org.

Museum Information
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado, Balboa Park
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 122107
San Diego, CA 92112-2107
General Information: (619) 232-7931 / Facsimile: (619) 232-9367
Group Sales: (619) 696-1915
Web site: www.sdmart.org

Media Contacts
Chris Zook, Senior Public Relations Officer, (619) 696-1946, cszook@sdmart.org
Golda Akhgarnia, Public Relations Coordinator, (619) 696-1938, golda@sdmart.org

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