Editing Andy Warhol (section)

=== The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts<span class="anchor" id="Warhol Foundation"></span> ===
Warhol's will dictated that his entire estate—with the exception of a few modest legacies to family members—would go to create a foundation dedicated to promoting the visual arts. Warhol had so many possessions that it took Sotheby's 10 days to auction his estate after his death; the auction grossed $25.3 million.<ref name=":47" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Tully |first=Judd |date=May 2, 1988 |title=Sotheby's $25 Million Night |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1988/05/03/sothebys-25-million-night/e1b76f32-3837-45f7-a322-68c6c2b3f043/ |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>

In 1987, in accordance with Warhol's will, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts was formed. The foundation serves as the estate of Andy Warhol, but also has a mission "to foster innovative artistic expression and the creative process" and is "focused primarily on supporting work of a challenging and often experimental nature".<ref name="The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts">{{cite web|url=http://www.warholfoundation.org/foundation/overview.html|title=Introduction|publisher=The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts|access-date=January 2, 2009|archive-date=September 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916194207/http://warholfoundation.org/foundation/overview.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Artists Rights Society]] is the US copyright representative for the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts for all Warhol works with the exception of Warhol film stills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arsny.com/requested.html |title=Artists Most Frequently Requested |publisher=[[Artists Rights Society]] |access-date=January 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131151943/http://arsny.com/requested.html |archive-date=January 31, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The US copyright representative for Warhol film stills is the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh.<ref name="The Andy Warhol Museum">{{cite web |url=http://warhol.org/museum_info/faq.html |title=Museum info: FAQ |publisher=[[The Andy Warhol Museum]] |access-date=January 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220221718/http://www.warhol.org/museum_info/faq.html |archive-date=December 20, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Additionally, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has agreements in place for its image archive. All digital images of Warhol are exclusively managed by [[Branded Entertainment Network|Corbis]], while all transparency images of Warhol are managed by Art Resource.<ref name="The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts-2002">{{cite web|url=http://www.warholfoundation.org/faq.htm |title=Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts |year=2002 |access-date=January 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106230417/http://www.warholfoundation.org/faq.htm |archive-date=January 6, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Andy Warhol Foundation released its ''20th Anniversary Annual Report'' as a three-volume set in 2007: Vol. I, 1987–2007; Vol. II, Grants & Exhibitions; and Vol. III, Legacy Program.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts 1987–2007 |publisher=The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts |location=New York City |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-9765263-1-5 |oclc=180133918 |url=http://www.warholfoundation.org/book2.pdf |access-date=January 6, 2009 |author=The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219051826/http://www.warholfoundation.org/book2.pdf |archive-date=December 19, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Foundation is in the process of compiling its [[catalogue raisonné]] of paintings and sculptures in volumes covering blocks of years of the artist's career. Volumes IV and V were released in 2019. The subsequent volumes are still in the process of being compiled.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts – Catalogues Raisonnés|url=https://warholfoundation.org/legacy/raisonne.html|access-date=March 30, 2021|website=warholfoundation.org|archive-date=June 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604120933/https://warholfoundation.org/legacy/raisonne.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Foundation remains one of the largest grant-giving organizations for the visual arts in the US.<ref name="Wachs-2002">{{cite web|url=http://www.warholfoundation.org/history.htm |title=Past & Present |publisher=The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts |year=2002 |first1=Joel |last1=Wachs |author-link=Joel Wachs |author2=Michael Straus |access-date=January 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106051701/http://www.warholfoundation.org/history.htm |archive-date=January 6, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Many of Warhol's works and possessions are on display at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. The foundation donated more than 3,000 works of art to the museum.<ref>{{citation|url=http://warholfoundation.org/legacy/museum.html|title=The Andy Warhol Museum|publisher=The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts|access-date=June 26, 2017|archive-date=July 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715062643/http://warholfoundation.org/legacy/museum.html|url-status=live}}</ref>