According to her son, when Andy Warhol first arrived in New York, he became friends with Suzuki. After looking at his portfolio, she advised him to draw shoes and helped him get a job.
Warhol took her advice and began his career as a commercial illustrator. He loved to draw shoes, and that motif remained strong in his later work. His Diamond Dust Shoes sold for $1,762,500 at Christie's in 2010.
From todaysinspiration.blogspot.com and christies.com
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| Mary Suzuki todaysinspiration.blogspot.com |
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| Mary Suzuki illustration for which she won the NY Art Directors medal |
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| Mary Suzuki illustrations flickr.com - AngoraSox |
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| Andy Warhol infashionstyle.com |
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| Andy Warhol illustration todaysinspiration.blogspot.com |
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| Andy Warhol illustrations devorahmacdonald.blogspot.com |
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| Diamond Dust Shoes christies.com |
Very stylish! Her drawings are lovely!
ReplyDeleteI found her influence on Andy Warhol to be quite interesting. She apparently was the guru of shoe illustration. Later in her career, she illustrated dress pattern books and covers.
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