Billy Name: The Silver Age: Black and White Photographs from Andy Warhol’s Factory

Billy Name, Andy Warhol with Self-Portrait, 1967

A new book of Billy Name's photographs of Andy Warhol's Factory has just been published, making the perfect complement to Tate Liverpool's exhibition Transmitting Andy Warhol (see blog entry, above). As Glenn O'Brien's article explains, Billy Name was invited by Warhol to decorate his new loft space - The Factory - which he did by spraying everything silver. It was a big job, so Name asked if he could move in. He did, and stayed for many years becoming Warhol's lover/companion, secretary, studio manager and more - but, above all, he became the Factory archivist documenting the style, the people and life inside Warhol's studio.
Billy Name: The Silver Age: Black and White Photographs from Andy Warhol’s Factory is published by Reel Art Press; read the article by Glenn O'Brien.

Billy Name, Factory Group Shot, 1968

Billy Name, Nico, 1967

Billy Name, Lou Reed at the luncheonette on the corner of 47th Street and 3rd Avenue,1967

Billy Name, Bob Dylan, 1965

Billy Name, Andy Warhol on the Couch at the Factory, 1967

Billy Name, Andy Warhol with Brillo Box sculpture and Ruby the cat, 1964