Callie Angell’s work was and will remain an inspiration to Warhol scholars. Callie was, as many other scholars and colleagues have noted, one of the most generous sources one could wish for in the contentious world of Warhol scholarship and criticism. And, as Amy Taubin has noted in her review of Angell’s book, “she is a wonderful writer with a rare ability to combine rigorous scholarship, an abundance of ideas, and empathetic, dryly witty observation in a direct style that's a pleasure to read.” (“Andycam: Amy Taubin on the Warhol Film catalogue raisonne,” Artforum, 2006). In November of 2007, I was asked by the College Arts Association editor to list the three books that inspired my current work. Foremost, was the work of Callie Angell, especially her recently published: Andy Warhol Screen Tests: The Films of Andy Warhol; Catalogue Raisonné, vol. 1 (New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, in association with Harry N. Abrams, 2006). More here: www.collegeart.org/pdf/caa-news-11-07.pdf Callie’s insightful, steadfast, dedicated scholarship on Warhol’s films, as well as her warm and open presence as a curator and mentor will be missed by all of us. —Melissa Ragona, New York and Pittsburgh
Melissa Ragona