Daisy
(Daisy Waterfall), 1970-71

lenticular photograph in colors
17 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches
frame: 18 x 18 inches
from edition of unknown size
with the 'Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board' ink stamp and numbered in pencil on the reverse
The work was fabricated by Cowles Communications and commissioned for the exhibition Art and Technology, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art version of the Andy Warhol Rain Machine sculpture.

Literature
Andy Warhol 365 Takes, The Andy Warhol Museum, Abrams, NY, 2004, similar impressions reproduced in color page 210.
Super Warhol, Germano Celant; Published by Skira/Grimaldi Forum Monaco, 2003; similar impressions reproduced in color pages 268-269.
Callie Angell, The Andy Warhol Museum, D.A.P., NY, 1994, another impression reproduced in color page 111.

Exhibition
Included in Rain Machine Exhibition, in the United States Pavilion at Expo ‘70 in Osaka, Japan, an Installation that incorporated a water fountain and 3D Color Lenticular Prints.

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In February 1969, Andy Warhol met with Maurice Tuchman and Fine Art Curators from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to collaborate on the seminal Art and Technology project. By June 1969, Andy Warhol was connected with Cowles Communications in New York and contracted with LACMA to create work for A&T, specifically to be exhibited at EXPO 70 in Osaka and then a year later at LACMA.

ANDY WARHOL DAISY WATERFALL (RAIN MACHINE)

In February 1969, Andy Warhol met with Maurice Tuchman and Fine Art Curators from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to collaborate on the seminal Art and Technology project.

By June 1969, Andy Warhol was connected with Cowles Communications in New York and contracted with LACMA to create work for A&T, specifically to be exhibited at EXPO 70 in Osaka and then a year later at LACMA.

"In February 1969, Warhol visited Los Angeles for several days and met with us to investigate corporations. We mentioned to him the notion of working with lasers to make 3-D images and Warhol was distinctly intrigued. At that time, there was an exhibition of self-portrait holograms by Bruce Nauman at Nicholas Wilder Gallery which Warhol saw with us; Warhol seemed quite taken with Nauman's images and this served for us a reference point in visualizing the kind of effect he might pursue."
- Maurice Tuchman: A report on the Art and Technology Program of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1967-1971

Andy Warhol Daisy Rain Machine

In August 1969, Andy Warhol decided to utilize a flower image and repeat it serially with the lenticular photographic process, called ‘Xography’ by Cowles Communications. It was decided to construct the work in New York and transport it to Osaka and Los Angeles. At a meeting in New York in November 1969, Andy Warhol met with the Rain Machine fabricator and Maurice Tuchman. Warhol decided to have five disparate panels, each 4 by 8 feet, to be placed at time of installation. He also wanted two parallel layers of water rather than a single screen. At this meeting, Andy Warhol also decided to simulate rain more crudely rather than having it encased in an aesthetically sophisticated way.

One problem with the Osaka installation was the illusion of depth conveyed by the images was limited to about ten feet. For the LACMA exhibition the following year, Warhol selected a single Daisy image instead of the group of four daisies used previously; this provided a better showcase for the Installation.