Death and Disaster: The Rise of the Warhol Empire and the Race for Andy's Millions

Rating:
Summary: A Terrific Read
Review: Death and Disaster: The Rise of the Warhol Empire and the Race for Andy's Millions
by Paul Alexander.
Now this is some book. Andy was a brilliant businessman who had the magic touch, though he was sad most of his life. At the time of his death his empire (not only art and collectibles, but vast real estate holdings and income properties nationwide) was 1/2 a BILLION dollars, second only to Picasso at 1 billion, and Andy died young. His soft and crafty management of the beautiful people, and then the tragedy of his death, and then the catastrophe of the jackals tearing apart his fortune (the lawyers got most of it) is a tale of sheer madness chronicled by a journalist who knew many of the principles and went to most of the trials - for years.
Andy once tipped his hand: "A lady asked me what I loved most. That's when I started painting money."

Rating:
Summary: A Terrific Read
Review: Death and Disaster: The Rise of the Warhol Empire and the Race for Andy's Millions
by Paul Alexander.
Now this is some book. Andy was a brilliant businessman who had the magic touch, though he was sad most of his life. At the time of his death his empire (not only art and collectibles, but vast real estate holdings and income properties nationwide) was 1/2 a BILLION dollars, second only to Picasso at 1 billion, and Andy died young. His soft and crafty management of the beautiful people, and then the tragedy of his death, and then the catastrophe of the jackals tearing apart his fortune (the lawyers got most of it) is a tale of sheer madness chronicled by a journalist who knew many of the principles and went to most of the trials - for years.
Andy once tipped his hand: "A lady asked me what I loved most. That's when I started painting money."