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Van Ham, Lane. "Reading Early Punk as Secularized Sacred Clowning." Journal of Popular Culture 42.2 (2009): 318-338. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 8 Nov. 2010. This article desribes early mass media and their relationships to punks rock bands in the 1970's. It also explains the sterotypes of "Scared Clowns" and "Holy Fools". Both sterotypes have negative meanings, often refering to someone as a scared clown or holy fool would mean that they are stupid or shameful.

Schwartz, Alexandra.  "Andy Warhol and 'Flash'".  MoMa.  The Museum of Modern Art, 1974. 6. Print.

This review highlights the "high pitch" of the Surrealist movement in the 1930s and the 1940s. It incorporates multiple Surrealist artists, especially Salvador Dali. The author talks about the Surrealist exhibitions and their unique value that were considered to be "ideological spaces." It states that Dali was well-known artist, but eventually he became obsessed with commercialism. At this time period, society was based on consumerism and media advertisement that Dali got caught up in leading to his downfall.

scholarly. where is your MLA citation?

Paul, Bergin.  "Andy Warhol: The Artist as Machine".  Art Bulletin, vol. 26, No. 4 (1967): 359-363. Print. This book discusses the complexities behind Andy Warhol's character.  It discusses how Warhol has managed to keep his personal life out of the media and therefore remains much a mystery to the public.  People are left to interpret his personality through his artwork.  Warhol is often associated with the Campbell's soup can, and paintings of automobile accidents.  

Walker, John. "Warhol-Human or Anti-Human?" Tate Publishing (2008): Ohiolink. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. Does Andy Warhol deserve so much attention for what he has accomplished? Walker believes that, yes, he does. This stands to be correct because Andy Warhol appeared in so many different forms of media and appealed to all of his audiences. This article helps prove the underlying feelings behind Andy Warhol's art. This article describes how Warhol appealed to his audience.