Archie (dog)

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Archie
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Andy Warhol and Archie by Jack Mitchell, 1973
Species Canis familiaris
Breed Dachshund
SexMale
BornAugust 3, 1972
Known forAndy Warhol's pet
Owners Andy Warhol
Jed Johnson
Named after Archie Bunker

Archie, also known as Archie Bunker, was a dachshund owned by pop artist Andy Warhol and interior designer Jed Johnson.

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Acquired in 1972, Archie quickly became a prominent companion in the artist's public and private life. Archie often accompanied Warhol to interviews, dinners, and trips to Europe, and even appeared in several of his photographs and artworks. Known for blurring the line between pet and artistic persona, Archie was a socialite and an extension of Warhol's carefully constructed public image. A few years after they welcomed Archie, Warhol and Johnson got him a playmate, another dachshund named Amos.

Life

After years of being known for his love of cats—he once had as many as 26—Warhol was eventually persuaded by his partner, Jed Johnson, that they should get a dog. [1] [2] Johnson settled on a male black and tan short-haired dachshund puppy, which they acquired in November 1972. [3] He was named Archie after the wisecracking character Archie Bunker in the popular TV series All in the Family . [4] [5]

Warhol and Johnson doted on Archie. [6] Warhol fed him Quarter Pounders from McDonald's, steak, sautéed liver, caviar, and rubbed Joy perfume on him. [7] [8] [9] Archie wore a Tiffany's dog tag and a Hermès leash. [10] [8] He was always carried about by Warhol, who urged him to talk. [11] [12] [4] Archie accompanied Warhol to his studio, art openings, parties, and restaurants. [13] [14] Warhol would also bring him to press conferences as his "alter ego" and "would deflect questions to [Archie] that he did not want to answer." [13]

In the Spring of 1973, Warhol and Archie traveled to Rome, where Johnson was working with director Paul Morrissey on the films Flesh for Frankenstein (1973) and Blood for Dracula (1974) at Cinecittà Studios. [15] They also visited France and Switzerland. [16] Warhol brought Archie to Rome when he filmed his scenes in the film The Driver's Seat (1974) in August 1973 and October 1973. [17] [7] By the age of 1, Archie had reportedly crossed the Atlantic at least 10 times. [8]

Archie gained fame as Warhol’s companion and was frequently recognized on the street. [18] As a result, he commanded a high modeling fee. [4] Archie often accompanied Warhol to photoshoots, with Warhol describing himself as a self-proclaimed stage mother. [4] They posed for various renowned photographers, including Jack Mitchell, Arnold Newman, Oliviero Toscani, and Milton H. Greene. [19] [20] [21] They were featured in numerous publications such the New York Daily News , the New York Post , the Associated Press, L'Uomo Vogue , and Esquire . [22] [18] [23] Archie also appeared with Warhol in a Pioneer Electronics advertisement in 1974. [24]

Archie and Amos lived with Warhol and Johnson at 57 E 66th St in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of Manhattan. In 1998, the townhouse was designated a cultural landmark. 57 E66 St Warhol home jeh.jpg
Archie and Amos lived with Warhol and Johnson at 57 E 66th St in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of Manhattan. In 1998, the townhouse was designated a cultural landmark.

By 1975, Warhol and Johnson had expanded their family by purchasing a light brown short-haired dachshund puppy that they named Amos. Amos and Archie were both Prestige Pets. [25] Warhol often referred to Amos as Archie's dog. [25] [4] [26] He told socialite Lee Radziwill in the March 1975 issue of Interview magazine that he got Amos as a Christmas present for Archie. [25] He also revealed that Archie had recently mated with a female dachshund Prestige Pet at the pet store and was "going to be a father." [25] "I took him over and he did his manly duty, and then the next day I brought Amos home, so that confused him, he thinks he got very quick results," Warhol said. [25] "Unlike Archie who enjoyed the company of people and was very social, Amos was more like a regular dog," said Vincent Fremont, a member of Warhol's inner circle. [13] Amos was photographed with Johnson and Warhol superstar Geraldine Smith for the February 1976 issue of Interview magazine. [27]

Archie has been depicted in several paintings. Warhol painted a silkscreen portrait of Archie and Johnson. [28] He was painted by Jamie Wyeth, and Warhol did a portrait of Amos for Archie. [29] [26] In 1977, Warhol told Barbara Isenberg of the Los Angeles Times , "Archie has a really good beginning (art) collection." [26]

Eventually, Warhol stopped taking Archie to events, confident that he would be entertained at home with Amos. [13] They lived at 57 East 66th Street on Manhattan's Upper East Side, where Johnson ran his decorating business from the fourth floor. [30] [6] Archie and Amos regularly rode the elevator in the townhouse. [6] [30] Warhol had amassed a large collection of antique furniture for the home, which Johnson decorated. [31] He also used a miniature 19th-century doll bed as a bed for the dogs, who had an extensive toy collection. [31] On August 3, 1980, Warhol told his diary: "It was Archie's birthday and he's eight or nine or even older. I gave him a box of Hartz Mountain treats." [32] When Johnson moved out of Warhol's townhouse in December 1980, the two shared custody of Archie and Amos. [33] Johnson would take them for the weekend to his apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. [34] In a December 1986 diary entry, Warhol said:

Archie and Amos were sick last night. Jed picked them up and took them to the doctor's. Ran into him later, he was with Katy Jones, and he was talking about what was wrong with the dogs. They're just really getting old. I told Jed I'd give him one of the Dog paintings. Life's so short and a dog's life is even shorter—they'll both be going to heaven soon. [35]

Archie and Amos ultimately outlived Warhol, who died following gallbladder surgery in February 1987. [36] Johnson assumed full custody of both dogs, and Archie later appeared with him in the June 1992 issue of Harper's Bazaar. [37] [38] According to Warhol's friend Paige Powell, Archie and Amos "lived to be about 21 years old." [38]

In pop culture

Andy Warhol painted a silkscreen portrait of Archie and Jed Johnson in the 1970s. [28]

In 1974, artist Martin Hoffman painted a portrait of Archie and Warhol at the Factory. [39]

In 1975, socialite Barbara Allen commissioned the painting Portrait of Archibald by Paula Wright for Warhol and Johnson as a Christmas gift. [40]

Archie and Warhol were photographed by Ellen Graham for her book Growling Gourmet (1976). [9]

Drawings and paintings of Archie and Amos appeared in Warhol's Cats and Dogs (1976) series. [41]

Archie was depicted in paintings and drawings by artist Jamie Wyeth in the exhibition "Andy Warhol and Jamie Wyeth Portraits of Each Other" at New York's Coe Kerr Gallery in 1976. [42] [43]

A photograph of Archie dressed as the Pope was published in Warhol's 1979 book Exposures. [44]

A photograph of Archie taken by Peter Hujar in 1975 was published in the book Black and White Dogs (1992) by Jean-Claude Suarès. [45]

In 2006, the exhibition Icons & Idols at the Delaware Art Museum included Jack Mitchell's 1973 photo of Warhol and Archie. [46]

In 2022, a mixed media image by Warhol titled "Archie, the Dachshund" was included in the exhibition A Thousand Hounds: A Walk with Dogs Through the History of Photography at the UBS Paine Webber Art Gallery in New York. [47]

See also

Bibliography

References

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