Ultra Violet (Isabelle Collin Dufresne), superstar protégé of Andy Warhol and author of Famous for Fifteen Minutes will present, "Andy Warhol: Ultra Violet Reveals a Legacy," on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 4:30 p.m., in Wellin Hall. A reception and book-signing will follow the presentation in the Emerson Gallery. This event is in conjunction with the Emerson Gallery presentation of the exhibition 1968: YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION.
A pupil and muse to Salvador Dali in the 1950s and a superstar in Warhol's legendary factory in the late 1960s, Ultra Violet wrote Famous for Fifteen Minutes in 1987 as a tribute to this cultural icon. She first met Warhol in 1963 and changed her name to Ultra Violet. She became one of Warhol's most visible and unforgettable Superstars. As an actress, Ultra Violet has appeared in such films as John Schlesinger's "Midnight Cowboy," Norman Mailer's "Maid Stone," Milos Forman's "Taking Off," and Warhol's "I, a Man." As a writer, her best-selling autobiography, Famous for Fifteen Minutes: My Years with Andy Warhol, has been published in more than a dozen languages. As a visual artist, her mixed-media works have been exhibited in more than 60 venues worldwide.
"Burned Bra," by Ultra Violet is one of the items displayed in the Emerson Gallery exhibition, "1968: YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION." She burned her bra in front of the Statue of Liberty in 1968 and used it to create "Burned Bra" as a visual representation of the restriction and control experienced by women.
1968: YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION focuses on a year that was the epicenter of a decade's major culture-altering political and social events. The exhibition, curated by 14 student participants in a seminar on the era's cultural consequences, includes hundreds of artifacts: posters, paintings, music, audio/video tracks, furniture, cartoons, clothing, books, newspapers, buttons, magazines, toys and other representative cultural icons. The show closes on Feb. 15.
The Ralph E. and Doris M. Hansmann Lecture Series fund was established in 1993 by William Golden, a friend of Hamilton College, in honor of Ralph E. '40 and Doris M. Hansmann on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. Lectures are supported in a number of fields and are designated on a three-year rotating basis.
