Andy Warhol
(American, 1928-1987)

"In the Bottom of My Garden (IV.86A/IV.86B)", ca. 1956

offset lithograph and watercolor
inscribed "Andy Warhol" mid center.
Matted, glazed and framed.
sheet 8-1/2" x 11", framed 15-1/4" x 17"

Literature: Feldman, Frayda and Claudia Defendi, Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonne, Fourth Edition Revised and Expanded, Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc., Edition Schellmann, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., 2003, pp. 338-341.

Notes: While still working as a commercial illustrator, Andy Warhol created a series of offset lithographs of whimsical fairies and cherubs for his book In the Bottom of My Garden in 1956. He enlisted the help of his friends to do some of the hand-coloring, and had his mother, Julia, with whom he shared an apartment on the Upper East Side of New York City, write the script text.
The title came from a song by Rose Fyleman and Liza Lehmann entitled "There are Fairies in the Bottom of Our Garden", which was popularized by singer and comedian Bea Lillie, who was romantically linked to Tallulah Bankhead and became a queer icon.

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