This page will contain images about Brigid Berlin, as they become available.Brigid BerlinBrigid Berlin (also known as Brigid Polk, born September 6, 1939) is an artist and former Warhol superstar. Brigid was born to socialite parents and a world of Manhattan privilige. As a child she regularly mixed with celebrities and the powerful. Her socialite mother, Honey Berlin, frequently worried about Brigid's weight and had amphetamines prescribed to faciltate weight control. After several years as a reluctant debutante and a failed marriage, Brigid Berlin met Andy Warhol in 1964 and quickly became a central member of his entourage. After moving to Hotel Chelsea, she took on the nickname Brigid Polk because of her habit of giving out 'pokes', injections of Vitamin B and amphetamines. These injections were readily available through the many 'Doctor Feelgood's'in New York and perfectly legal. Berlin appeared in many Andy Warhol films including The Chelsea Girls in which she famously injects herself while performing a monologue. She also appears in the Edie Sedgwick film Ciao! Manhattan and has recently been the subject of a documentary Pie in the Sky. Brigid was known for her obsessive taping and photographing of every day life. Selections from these tapes were later compiled to form the play Andy Warhol's Pork. Berlin was complicit in one of Warhol's most infamous pranks when, in 1969, Warhol announced that all of his paintings were the work of Berlin. Brigid enthuisastically followed this line when interviewed by Time. The prank led to a drop in the value of Warhol's work and both parties eventually retracted their statements. The question of authorship looms large in valuing Warhol's paintings to this day. In 1975, Brigid Berlin began work for Andy Warhol's Interview magazine, a position that she held until well after Andy's death. Brigid Berlin is also famous for her 'Tit Paintings' (1969) (artworks executed using the painter's bare breasts) and off-Broadway one-woman shows. Brigid still suffers with obsessive-compulsive disorder, a theme that she often explores in her artwork. Filmography
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Brigid still suffers with obsessive-compulsive disorder, a theme that she often explores in her artwork. Capshaw converted to Judaism and wed the billionaire director on October 12, 1991; they have 5 children together. Brigid Berlin is also famous for her 'Tit Paintings' (1969) (artworks executed using the painter's bare breasts) and off-Broadway one-woman shows. Capshaw met director Steven Spielberg upon winning the female lead (from a pool of 120 actresses) for the blockbuster film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. In 1975, Brigid Berlin began work for Andy Warhol's Interview magazine, a position that she held until well after Andy's death. Kate took the surname Capshaw upon her marriage to Robert Capshaw; they had one child, actress Jessica Capshaw, and eventually divorced. The question of authorship looms large in valuing Warhol's paintings to this day. She was born Kathleen Sue Nail in Fort Worth, Texas and moved to New York to pursue her dream of acting, landing her first role on the soap opera "The Edge of Night". Brigid enthuisastically followed this line when interviewed by Time. The prank led to a drop in the value of Warhol's work and both parties eventually retracted their statements. Kate Capshaw (born November 3, 1953) is an American actress. Berlin was complicit in one of Warhol's most infamous pranks when, in 1969, Warhol announced that all of his paintings were the work of Berlin. Selections from these tapes were later compiled to form the play Andy Warhol's Pork. Brigid was known for her obsessive taping and photographing of every day life. She also appears in the Edie Sedgwick film Ciao! Manhattan and has recently been the subject of a documentary Pie in the Sky. Berlin appeared in many Andy Warhol films including The Chelsea Girls in which she famously injects herself while performing a monologue. These injections were readily available through the many 'Doctor Feelgood's'in New York and perfectly legal. After several years as a reluctant debutante and a failed marriage, Brigid Berlin met Andy Warhol in 1964 and quickly became a central member of his entourage. After moving to Hotel Chelsea, she took on the nickname Brigid Polk because of her habit of giving out 'pokes', injections of Vitamin B and amphetamines. Her socialite mother, Honey Berlin, frequently worried about Brigid's weight and had amphetamines prescribed to faciltate weight control. As a child she regularly mixed with celebrities and the powerful. Brigid was born to socialite parents and a world of Manhattan privilige. Brigid Berlin (also known as Brigid Polk, born September 6, 1939) is an artist and former Warhol superstar. Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story (2000). Pecker (1998). Serial Mom (1994). Critical Years, The (1987). Bad (1977). Ciao! Manhattan (1972). Women in Revolt (1971). Loves of Ondine, The (1968). Four Stars (1967) aka 24 Hour Movie. Imitation of Christ (1967). Nude Restaurant, The (1967). Bike Boy (1967). Chelsea Girls (1966). |