Julia Warhola

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Julia Warhola was the Slovak-born mother of artist Andy Warhol, known for her influence on his life and for her own folk-art–inspired drawings and lettering.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
birthName Júlia Justína Zavacká
burialPlace St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
countryOfCitizenship Austria-Hungary
countryOfImmigration United States of America
dateOfBirth 1892-11-20
dateOfDeath 1972-11-22
ethnicGroup Rusyns
Slovaks
familyName Warhola
Zavacká
givenName Júlia
hasChild Andy Warhol
John Warhola
Paul Warhola
hasSignatureStyle folk-art–inspired drawing
naive art
ornamental hand-lettering
influenced Andy Warhol
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
Rusyn
Slovak
mannerOfArt religious and folk motifs
motherOf Andy Warhol
John Warhola
Paul Warhola
name Julia Warhola
notableFor being the mother of Andy Warhol
collaborating on Andy Warhol’s early illustrated books
influencing Andy Warhol’s artistic development
notableWork decorative lettering
folk-art–inspired drawings
hand-lettered text for Andy Warhol’s commercial art
illustrations for Andy Warhol’s early work
illustrations for “25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy”
illustrations for “Holy Cats by Andy Warhol’s Mother”
signature naive drawings of cats
occupation artist
homemaker
placeOfBirth Austria-Hungary
Miková
present-day Slovakia
placeOfDeath Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
religion Byzantine Catholic Church
Eastern Catholicism
residence New York City, New York, United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
sexOrGender female
spouse Andrej Warhola

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Julia Warhola ("Warhola")
familyName
Andy Warhol
mother
Julia Warhola
name
Ondrej Warhola
spouse

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