Of the four traditional roles of an artist as cited in your textbook, specifically identify which of those traditional roles was the most important for Warhol in creating the artwork depicted in Fig. 1-29, page 27 Explain why you chose that role?

Answer 1

When Warhol was creating the artwork they were using the role ‘a visual record of the people, places, and events of their time and place. I wouldn’t say any of the other roles really hit that spot with the making of this piece. Naming the artwork “Race Riot” really puts a lot of meaning and thoughts into one’s mind. ( Thinking back to all my years of schooling, we all know something about the events that happened in Birmingham, Alabama at least I do). This role was important for Warhol due to capturing the events that actually went down during these times.