Where Is Campbell's Soup Can (Clam Chowder

Q: Where can I see this soup can painting?

It's at The Broad in Los Angeles, part of their significant Warhol holdings.

Q: How many soup can paintings did Warhol make?

The original 1962 series had 32 canvases, one for each Campbell's soup flavor available at the time. Warhol debuted them at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, marking the West Coast debut of Pop Art.

Andy Warhol included this Clam Chowder can in his famous debut at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles in July 1962. The exhibition marked the West Coast debut of Pop art and launched Warhol to fame.

Each of the 32 canvases in the original series depicted a different Campbell's soup flavor. Warhol chose Campbell's because, as he said, he had eaten the soup for lunch every day for 20 years.

This work is part of The Broad's significant Warhol holdings in Los Angeles.

It's at The Broad in Los Angeles, part of their significant Warhol holdings.

The original 1962 series had 32 canvases, one for each Campbell's soup flavor available at the time. Warhol debuted them at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, marking the West Coast debut of Pop Art.

He said he'd eaten Campbell's soup for lunch every day for 20 years. Warhol chose the mundane, mass-produced subject deliberately, blurring the line between commercial products and fine art.

Campbell's Soup Can (Clam Chowder - Manhattan Style)

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