Limited-Edition Andy Warhol Lighters

Source from:  Cigar Aficionado by Michael Moretti  05/10/2004

The producer of mass-produced fine art, Andy Warhol, is now being reproduced in a limited-edition platinum lighter and pen collection by S.T. Dupont called the Andy Warhol Limited Edition Series. [img border=0 hspace="4" vspace="4" align="left" src=http://www.tobaccochina.com/english/picture/ANDY-WARHOL_inside.jpg] Warhol gained fame in the 1960s using a screen-printing style of art, which mimicked commercial mass production techniques, to depict images of celebrities, such as Elvis Presley, and everyday objects, such as his famous take on a Campbell's Soup can. His works are part of what has come to be known as Pop Art. [img border=0 hspace="4" vspace="4" align="right" src=http://www.tobaccochina.com/english/picture/ANDY-WARHOL_lighter.gif] S.T. Dupont selected three of his famous works for the series. The Andy Warhol 1986 lighter displays a black and yellow replica, in Chinese lacquer, of Warhol's 1986 self-portrait; the Elvis Presley 1964 lighter features dual young Elvises dressed in cowboy gear; the Marilyn Monroe lighter (which is not currently available in the United States) has a multicolored print portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Also included on each lighter and pen is a replica of Warhol's signature along with a famous quote by the artist: "In the future everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes." The Andy Warhol Limited Edition Series consists of three Line 2 lighters ($875 apiece), two miniOlympio pens ($540), two ballpoint pens ($610) and two Olympio fountain pens ($775). The Elvis and Marilyn lighters are numbered 1 to 1964 in reference to the year in which Warhol created the images. Likewise, the Andy Warhol lighters are numbered 1 to 1986. The collection is available at fine tobacconists and better gentlemen's stores. Items can be sold separately. For more information, call S.T. Dupont at 800-341-7003. Enditem