Andy Warhol
Blackglama (Judy Garland), from Ads, 1985
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
38 x 38 in | 96.5 x 96.5 cm
Edition of 190
Signed and numbered in pencil
Published by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc., New York
Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York
Referenced in Feldman & Schellmann II.351
Price: on request
Description
Andy Warhol’s Blackglama (Judy Garland) is among the most recognizable images from his celebrated Ads portfolio of 1985, a series in which Warhol transformed iconic commercial imagery into enduring works of Pop Art. Featuring Judy Garland as the face of the famed Blackglama mink campaign beneath the slogan “What Becomes a Legend Most?”, the composition perfectly encapsulates Warhol’s fascination with celebrity, branding, glamour, and the intersection of commerce with fine art.
Rendered in Warhol’s signature electric palette of saturated blues, magentas, and deep blacks, the work exemplifies the artist’s mature screenprint practice—combining bold graphic contrast with painterly layering and photographic immediacy. Judy Garland, herself a symbol of Hollywood mythology and tragic stardom, becomes in Warhol’s hands both advertisement and immortal icon.
Widely regarded as one of the standout images from the Ads series, Blackglama remains highly sought after for its visual strength, cultural relevance, and quintessential Warholian treatment of fame and consumerism.
