In 1976, when Andy Warhol purchased his first single lens reflex camera, which made it possible for him to put a camera in his jacket pocket, he vowed that he would take at least one roll of film per day. From 1976 to 1987, Andy Warhol captured 130,000 images of his day-to-day life attending events, parties and photoshoots with celebrities like Liza Minnelli, John Lennon and Debbie Harry.
In the late 1970s, Warhol took portraits of Liza Minnelli by his Polaroids. Minnelli, a Hollywood child who first appeared onscreen as a toddler, was an important part of Warhol’s inner circle in the 1970s and 1980s. She had formidable show-business parents, singer-actress Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, and achieved her own lead roles in stage productions only after performing with her mother and working as an apprentice on other musicals.
Her short black bangs, large dark eyes outlined with heavy makeup, and full lips painted a dark red stood out in the shots. In Minnelli, Warhol found a powerfully iconic face with strong elements ready-made for the Polaroid.
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