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Thank You Andy Warhol is a book by Catherine Johnson comprised of interviews with publicly recognized and lesser known personalties discussing the influence of Andy Warhol on their life and work.

The Thank You Andy Warhol project began in January, 2011, when Johnson realized she and her creative community were crippled by the national economic depression. She wondered, ‘What would Andy do?’ His discipline and work and ethic had always inspired her. She thought that it had a similar impact on a variety of creatives. So she started an inquiry. She interviewed a wide variety of people related to Warhol from former roommates, celebrities, friends, early employees and contemporary artists about the influence of Warhol on them personally and professionally. She was curious to find out why 25 years after the death of Andy Warhol there is a increasingly worldwide fascination with the artist's "life, work & wig".

Some of the personalities interviewed and featured in this book include Ivan Karp, Billy Name, Brigid Berlin, Jeffrey Deitch, Danny Fields, Ken Heyman, Bibbe Hansen, George Lois, Gretchen Berg, Vincent Fremont, Bob Colacello, Sylvia Miles, Peter Beard, Christopher Makos, Liza Minnelli, Patrick McDonald, Richard Prince, Kenny Scharf, Taylor Mead, Vik Muniz, Simon Doonan, Ryan McGinness, Eric Shiner, Kara Walker, and James Warhola.