Brigid berlin biography
Brigid Emmett Berlin (September 6, – July 17, ), also known as Brigid Polk, was an American artist and Warhol superstar.!
Brigid Emmett Berlin, also known as Brigid Polk, was an American artist and Warhol superstar.
Brigid Berlin
American painter (1939–2020)
Brigid Berlin | |
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Born | (1939-09-06)September 6, 1939 New York City, U.S. |
Died | July 17, 2020(2020-07-17) (aged 80) |
Occupation | Painter |
Spouse | John Parker (m. 1960, divorced) |
Parent(s) | Richard E.
Berlin |
Brigid Emmett Berlin (September 6, 1939 – July 17, 2020), also known as Brigid Polk, was an American artist and Warhol superstar.[1][2][3]
Life and career
Early years
Berlin was born on September 6, 1939, in Manhattan in New York City.
She was the eldest of three daughters born to socialite parents, Muriel (Johnson) "Honey" Berlin and Richard E. Berlin. Her father was chairman of the Hearst media empire for 32 years.[4][5]
As a child, Berlin regularly mixed with celebrities and the powerful:
I would pick up the phone and it would be Richard Nixon.
My parents entertained Lyndon
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