The Collection
A 29.5” x 21.25” print of Andy Warhol’s portrait of Debbie Harry, one of only three (plus AP), is presented in this framed assemblage, along with the original diskette from July 23, 1985 hand-signed by the artist in black Sharpie marker and containing the Warhol-made image file in Amiga’s IFF format, and four still video captures from the computer’s launch event at Lincoln Center. These are arranged under museum glass with a black velvet mat in a matte black wood frame measuring 38” x 34.5”.
FINE ART PRINT
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Untitled, portrait of Debbie Harry, 1985
Iris ink jet print on semi-gloss paper stock. 29.5” x 21.25”
One of only three (plus AP) prints ever produced, as stipulated in Andy Warhol’s contract with Commodore.
MAGNETIC FLOPPY DISKETTE
Unbranded, 1985
Plastic, stainless steel, magnetic film. 3.5” x 3.75”
A computer disk containing the original, unaltered digital file of the portrait of Debbie Harry created by the artist and hand-signed “Andy Warhol” in black in Sharpie on July 23, 1985, given by the artist to Commodore engineer Jeff Bruette.
FOUR VIDEO STILLS
1989
Polaroid prints. 5” x 3.5”
Four still images from the Commodore Amiga 1000 launch promotional video taken with a Polaroid video capture device showing Andy Warhol making the portrait of Debbie Harry at Lincoln Center on July 23, 1985