Andy Warhol - Daily Bible Reader?

Andy Warhol

I see that SEMO's River Campus will be holding an exhibition of Andy Warhol photographs in the Crisp Museum beginning November 1. I intend to go. I can't say I'm a Warhol fan - I'm not a fandom sort of person. When I think of Warhol, I think weirdness - pardon me, eccentricity. I think of dozens of Campbell Soup or Coke cans all lined up neatly for a photograph. That's art? Someone thought so.

Warhol (1928-1987) was a native of Pittsburgh, which is my hometown. That we hail from the same geography is of mild interest. Everybody comes from somewhere. What captures my interest is the message I saw walking through Pittsburgh International Airport last week. It was in one of the concourses heading from the gate to baggage claim. A large illuminated reading-eye level sign which read: "Did you know Andy Warhol read his Bible daily?" Hm. Now I'm intrigued. Maybe I've sold Warhol short. If true, I may actually go read a book about a guy who read his Bible every day. I'll certainly take in his photos at River Campus.