An American Pop art artist Richard Bernstein's colorful portraits of celebrities appeared on the cover of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine and helped set its glamorous tone for nearly 20 years. His work featured the likes of Elizabeth Taylor, Cher, Tom Cruise, Aretha Franklin, Marilyn Monroe, Yoko Ono and many others. His work is remembered in Richard Bernstein: Starmaker, Andy Warhol's Cover Artist by Roger and Mauricio Padilha.
This book features rarely seen fine art and editorial work of the artist, intimate stories and anecdotes shared among friends. Embellishing photographs with pencils, airbrush and pastels, gave his subjects an idealized glow that was intensified by the large format of the magazine.
Mr. Bernsein created more than 120 portraits for Interview; they appeared for 15 years, starting in 1972. In the 70's, he mingled with the Warhol group and the fashionable crowd at clubs like Studio 54. Richard Frederick Bernstein was born on Oct. 31, 1939, in the Bronx, and graduated from Pratt Institute.
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