Chock-full of previously unpublished reminiscences, this subtle portrait reveals the man behind the myth.

How did the son of Slovakian immigrants raised in a Catholic working-class Pittsburgh neighborhood manage to radically transform art in the latter half of the 20th century? How did an anxiety-ridden man in poor health manage to turn himself into the “white fox”? That was the nickname actress Paulette Goddard coined for him, because he was sly and prying, had incredible intuition, and was always one step ahead of everyone else in knowing what the world was ready for. This book deconstructs the Warhol myth, recognizing both his talent and prophetic visions as well as his knack for marketing.