The Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century by Andy Warhol are being exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery from 24 January to 2 July 2006. In the fifty years since he first appeared on the New York art scene, Andy Warhol has become synonymous with Pop Art and with the wry definition of fame as something that never lasts more than fifteen minutes. But Warhol spent his career working so prodigiously as to assure long lasting renown. His paintings are an outstanding achievement and in many ways represent a peak in Warhol's oeuvre. One of their most compelling aspects is the way surface and image are held in a satisfying and appealing dialogue, generating new depths of meaning and implication.

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