User:Ctmathies/Warhol

According to an article written by The Telegraph, Andy Warhol was diagnosed with St. Vitus's Dance, a rare disease of the nervous system when he was eight years old. (link to the wiki site:) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydenham's_chorea

He grew up in Pittsburgh with an obsession for fame and pop culture. While he was in bed sick with the disease, his older brother Paul helped him request autographed photos from different celebrities. Shirley Temple was his favorite. Once he was in recovery his brother Paul gave him his first camera, a Kodak Brownie. He would take pictures of his family and landscapes, however did not start taking pictures again until 1968 when he acquired his first Polaroid camera.