"The image is one thing and human being is another "The image is one thing and human being is another. it's very hard to live up to an image, Put it that way “ -Elvis Aaron Presley Elvis Aaron Presley Mwesi Ndibalema Manasseh Manny(Bob) Khirthiyashini Ramachendran(kitty) Farhad Salmasi

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 –August16,1977) was born in Tupelo,. American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century. often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King".

Career He become a movie star during the 1960s n returned to live musical performance during the 1970s. Because his career went through so many changes, he was popular with diff types of people for diff reasons. Even after his death, his popularity remains strong, this wide popularity as well as his important role in American musical history, makes him a cultural icon.

Presley's image remains a powerful signifier of the exuberance of post-World-War-Two youth and culture In Double Elvis, Warhol created a strobe effect by overlapping two images of the singer—most likely sourced from a publicity still for the Western film Flaming Star (1960).

The silver background conveys a sense of glamour, while also serving a practical purpose—the opacity of the spray paint allowed Warhol to easily mask and silkscreen multiple images on top of each other.

Famous quote: “don’t criticize what you don’t understand, son Famous quote: “don’t criticize what you don’t understand, son. You never walked in that man’s shoes.”

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Influence on youth culture Through his music, he yielded a strong influence on youth culture. In the 1950s teenagers had begun to think of themselves as being different from their parents’ generation…his hairstyle and fashion sense became a part of the new culture for teenagers.

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