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Brigid Berlin

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The Resume

    (September 6, 1939-July 17, 2020)
    Born in New York City, New York
    Warhol 'superstar,' artist and photographer
    Appeared in the films 'Chelsea Girls' (1966), 'Four Stars' (1967), 'The Loves on Ondine' (1967), 'Women in Revolt' (1971), 'Ciao! Manhattan' (1972), 'Andy Warhol's Bad' (1977), 'Serial Mom' (1994) and 'Pecker' (1998)
    Art works range from needlepoint pillows based on tabloid front pages to 'tit paintings' made by dipping her breasts into paint cans, then pressing them against canvas or paper to create a print
    Subject of the documentary 'Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story' (1999)

Why she might be annoying:

    She said, 'My mother wanted me to be a slim, respectable socialite. Instead, I became an overweight troublemaker.'
    She was also known as Brigid Polk from her skill at administering 'pokes' of amphetamines to her fellow Warhol Factory regulars.
    She obsessively tapes and photographs her every day life.
    After creating several tit paintings publicly, she said it was 'totally not about nudity. This is about, you know, art.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was introduced to amphetamines at age 11 by the family doctor.
    Her socialite mother complained about having a fat daughter, saying 'Imagine what is like for me walking down the street with you.'
    She played along with a Warhol prank where he told 'Time' that she was the actual creator of his paintings (1969).
    One of the tapes she made became the Velvet Underground album 'Live at Max's Kansas City.'
    John Waters said, 'I think that she's the most un-self-conscious nude person. She has great self-esteem for a fat girl.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 130 Votes: 44.62% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 35 Votes: 48.57% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 32 Votes: 84.38% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 310 Votes: 82.58% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 33 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying