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Andy Warhol Campbell's Soup Cans (MoMA - New York)
Campbell's Soup Cans can be seen today at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City

Campbell's Soup Cans, which is sometimes referred to as 32 Campbell's Soup Cans, is a work of art produced between November 1961 and March or April 1962 by Andy Warhol. It is made up of thirty-two canvases, each measuring 20 inches (51 cm) in height × 16 inches (41 cm). Each are of a painting of a Campbell's Soup can—one of each of the canned soup versions the company offered at the time. It is one of the most important art pieces of pop art in the United States.

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  • Warhol Campbell's Soup Can (Tomato) 1962 Pencil on paper

    Campbell's Soup Can (Tomato), 1962. Stencils such as this are the basis for silkscreening.

  • Black font crop from Campbells Soup Cans MOMA

    Black font coloring is visible in Clam Chowder and Beef canvases from Campbell's Soup Cans, 1962.

  • Cheddar Cheese crop from Campbells Soup Cans MOMA

    Golden banners make the Cheddar Cheese canvas from Campbell's Soup Cans, 1962 unique.

  • 100 Cans

    100 Cans, 1962. Example of the variations that Irving Blum saw when determining to introduce him by exhibit. Currently in the collection of the Albright–Knox Art Gallery.

  • Small Torn Campbell’s Soup Can (Pepper Pot), 1962

    Small Torn Campbell's Soup Can (Pepper Pot), 1962. In May 2006 the painting sold for $11.8 million.

  • 20070624 Campbell's Soup Cans - Milwaukee Art Museum

    Example of varied coloring

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Latas de sopa Campbell para niños

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