On this day 60 years ago a collection of 32 paintings of the Campbell's Soup range were displayed side by side in a Los Angeles art gallery. At the time, Campbell’s sold 32 soup varieties. Alastair Sooke toured the classic '60s work of pioneering artist and cultural icon Andy Warhol at Tate Modern in 2020. On BBC iPlayer now, three-part documentary Andy Warhol's America charts the artist's work as a history of 20th-century America, as he simultaneously glorified and critiqued the American Dream

Marilyn Monroe, Campbell’s soup cans, Coke bottles…cows? These animals might seem like a totally different subject for Andy Warhol, but saw the cow as another product that was mass-consumed. From exhibitions to pop culture moments, cows became a radical subject for the artist. 🐮 Read about the Pop artist’s iconic work on #MoMAMagazine → mo.ma/3U6OAeZ — 🎨 Andy Warhol and Andy Warhol Artworks © 2024 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS),