Letter from Campbell Soup Product Manager to Andy Warhol (1964)

Letter from Campbell Soup Product Manager to Andy Warhol (1964): "In light of Andy Baio's settlement with Jay Maisel, this 1964 letter from the Campbell Soup product manager to Andy Warhol serves as the ideal way to respond to transformative works:




Transcript:

Campbell SOUP Company

CAMDEN 1, NEW JERSEY



May 19, 1964



Mr. A. Warhol

1342 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York



Dear Mr. Warhol:



I have followed your career for some time. Your work has evoked a great deal of interest here at Campbell Soup Company for obvious reasons.



At one time I had hoped to be able to acquire one of your Campbell Soup label paintings - but I'm afraid you have gotten much too expensive for me.



I did want to tell you, however, that we admired your work and I have since learned that you like Tomato Soup. I am taking the liberty of having a couple of cases of our Tomato Soup delivered to you at this address.



We wish you continued success and good fortune.



Cordially,



(Signed, 'William P. MacFarland')



William P. MacFarland

Product Marketing Manager

via Daniel Jalkut, Dan Abrams"

[-empyre-] Call for e-action | Venice Biennale

[-empyre-] Call for e-action | Venice Biennale: "

Ricardo Dominguez wrote on -empyre-: In order to maximize impact and attempt to gain visibility for nameless, anonymous, stateless, non-represented global citizens at the Venice Biennale, we have decided to conduct a virtual sit-in to augment our flash-mob to be conducted on June 4 2011.

YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE VIRTUAL SIT-IN ON THE WEBSITE OF THE VENICE BIENNALE BY DOWNLOADING THE ZIP FILE ATTACHED, SAVING THE 4 SMALL FILES ON YOUR COMPUTER, AND OPENING THE FILE ENTITLED INDEX.HTML IN YOUR BROWSER (MOZILLA, INTERNET EXPLORER)

- THEN GO TO “ENTER THE E-PERFORMANCE ACTION NOW”

- HIT OK

- ADJUST SPEED ACCORDING TO INTERNET CONNECTION

- LEAVE BROWSER OPEN AND COMPUTER ON ALL DAY STARTING AT 10:00AM CEST JUNE

4 2011

This will essentially overload the Venice Biennale’s website with traffic and is completely legal, and will serve to underscore the importance of our cause in a more direct and obvious way. Please find attached another zip file containing project manifesto, images, and texts in Italian and Spanish. Also help spread the word and feel free to pass this email around to relevant eyes!

For those participating in the actual flash-mob action in Venice in the coming days please stay in touch and we support all your actions (there are many of us!!!)

In solidarity,

Stateless Immigrants

Twitter: @stateless_

Tumblr: http://statelessimmigrantspavilion.tumblr.com/

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