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Tracee Ross: Warhol Portrait Scared Me as a Child
15 Jul
Summary
- Tracee Ellis Ross revealed Andy Warhol painted her and her sisters.
- The actress was frightened by the artist as a child.
- Warhol created portraits of Diana Ross's daughters in 1981.
Tracee Ellis Ross recounted a unique childhood encounter with artist Andy Warhol on a recent podcast episode. Ross, daughter of music legend Diana Ross, revealed that Warhol painted her and her sisters when they were young. Despite growing up surrounded by creatives, the experience left a young Tracee feeling frightened rather than star-struck.
She explained that as a child, she didn't comprehend the artistic process or Warhol's distinctive appearance. Pop art pioneer Andy Warhol had photographed Diana Ross and her daughters—Tracee, Rhonda, and Chudney—in 1981 for commissioned silkscreen portraits. One of these striking portraits of Diana later became the cover art for her 1982 album, Silk Electric.
