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The former lover of 1970s star Farrah Fawcett is counter-suing the UT System Board of Regents, claiming he is being publicly bullied into surrendering an Andy Warhol portrait of the actress.
Fawcett attended UT in the late 1960s before dropping out to pursue an acting career. Attorneys for Ryan O’Neal, the Golden Globe- and Academy Award-nominated actor, filed a counter-suit in the county court of Los Angeles on Oct. 7, according to newly released court documents.
A screening of “13 Most Beautiful... Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests” caused students to focus on minute details of behavior at the UT Visual Arts Center’s inaugural Lunch Break program held Thursday.
Visual Arts Center public relations intern Natalie Mathis said the Warhol screening was the first in a series of three events that will occur this semester during the lunch hour.
After Dark
Wally Workman Gallery | Dec. 3-23
A crowd seeks shelter at the Cloud Gate sculpture, also known as The Bean, on a rainy day in Millennium Park. The sculpture was designed by artist Anish Kapoor and was constructed between 2004-2006.
The UT System is suing actor Ryan O’Neal for the wrongful possession of Andy Warhol‘s 1980 portrait of late former UT student Farrah Fawcett, saying the actress bequeathed her collection of art to UT.
The UT System Board of Regents filed the suit Friday at the Central District Court of California in Los Angeles asking O’Neal to transfer the portrait to UT Austin, according to the lawsuit.
In the early 1980s, artist Andy Warhol made two portraits of actress Farrah Fawcett and, according to the suit, gave them to her as gifts.
Hey everyone! Rachel here.
As any of my friends will tell you, I absolutely love art. The interest manifested years ago when my grandma, an artist, watched me once a week while my mom ran errands and my dad was at work. She would take me to art exhibits and I always eventually wound up in her studio, creating the latest masterpiece for her fridge while I waited for my dad to pick me up.
