Van wie was Jed Johnson?

Jed Johnson (December 30, 1948 – July 17, 1996) was an American interior designer and film director. The New York Times hailed Johnson as "one of the most celebrated interior designers of our time."

In 1968, Johnson arrived in New York from California and was hired to perform odd jobs at Andy Warhol's Factory. After Warhol survived an assassination attempt, Johnson moved in with him to aid in his recovery, and they had a romantic partnership for 12 years. At the Factory, Johnson rose through the ranks from assisting Warhol and director Paul Morrissey to directing his own film, Bad (1977). He edited several films, including Trash (1970), Heat (1972), Flesh for Frankenstein (1973), and Blood for Dracula (1974). Following Warhol's death, Johnson was a founding member of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board.

After decorating the townhouse he shared with Warhol, Johnson began collecting antiques and started a decorating business. His clients included Mick Jagger, Pierre Bergé, Yves Saint Laurent, and Barbra Streisand. Johnson had become one of the most acclaimed interior designers when he was killed in the explosion of TWA Flight 800 in 1996.

Johnson was posthumously inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame, and Architectural Digest named him as one of "The World's 20 Greatest Designers of All Time." In 2005, Rizzoli published the book Jed Johnson: Opulent Restraint, Interiors, a monograph and remembrance by his twin brother Jay Johnson.

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Andy Warhol (Pittsburgh, 6 augustus 1928 – New York, 22 februari 1987) was een Amerikaans kunstenaar, filmregisseur en auteur. Warhol werkte tevens als muziekproducent en acteur. Vanuit zijn achtergrond en ervaring in de toegepaste kunst was Warhol een van de protagonisten van de popart in de Verenigde Staten in de jaren 50 en 60 van de 20e eeuw. Warhol wordt ook wel the silver prince of the pop genoemd.

Warhol is vooral beroemd om zijn 'vlakke' en contrastrijke schilderijen en zeefdrukken van verpakte producten en alledaagse objecten zoals Campbell's-soepblikken, bloemen en de banaan op de cover van het album The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967), alsook voor zijn gestileerde portretten van 20e-eeuwse beroemdheden als Marilyn Monroe, Grace Jones, Elvis Presley, Judy Garland en Elizabeth Taylor.

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