Julia Warhola
| Julia Warhola | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Júlia Justína Zavacká November 20, 1891 Miková, Austria-Hungary (today Slovakia) |
| Died | November 22, 1972 (aged 80) |
| Resting place | Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Residence | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US |
| Other names | Júlia Varcholová |
| Known for | Andy Warhol's mother |
| Spouse(s) | Andrej Warhola (1889-1942) m.1909 |
| Children | Paul Warhola John Warhola (1925-2010) Andy Warhol (1928-1987) |
| Relatives | James Warhola (grandson) |
| Website | http://www.warhola.com |
Julia Warhola (Rusyn: Юлія Варгола, November 20, 1891—November 22, 1972) was the mother of the American artist Andy Warhol.
Warhola was born Júlia Justína Zavacká to a peasant family in the Rusyn village of Miková, Austria-Hungary (now in northeast Slovakia) and married Andrij Varkhola (Americanized as Andrew Warhola) there in 1909. He emigrated to the United States soon after, and in 1921 she followed him to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The couple had three children: Paul, John, and Andrew (Andy). The family lived at several Pittsburgh addresses, but beginning in 1932 at 3252 Dawson Street in the Oakland neighborhood of the city. The family was Byzantine Catholic and attended St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church. Her husband died in 1942.
Julia enjoyed singing traditional Rusyn folk songs and was artistic. She loved to draw. Her favorite subjects were angels and cats. She also did embroidery and other crafts, such as bouquets of hand-made flowers made from tin cans and crepe paper. During the Easter season she decorated eggs in the Pysanka tradition.
As a widow, she moved to New York City in 1951 to take care of Andy. He often used her decorative handwriting to accompany his illustrations. She won awards for her lettering, including one from the American Institute of Graphic Arts for an album cover for The Story Moondog, featuring the musician Louis Thomas Hardin in 1958. In 1957 she illustrated a small book called Holy Cats and she also worked on 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy.
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