1.8K views · 30 reactions | Andy Warhol created almost five hundred "Screen Tests" of famous and anonymous visitors to his studio, The Factory, including Salvador Dalí­, Dennis Hopper, and Edie Sedgwick. During your next visit, you can star in your own screen test in a gallery reminiscent of Warhol's Silver Factory studio: https://bit.ly/3yOqajv | The Andy Warhol Museum | Facebook

The origins of the “It Girl” lead to Edie Sedgwick—the poor little rich girl who traded her trust fund for a silver-painted studio and a pair of earrings so heavy they’re probably responsible for the invention of the neck brace. She was the crown jewel of Andy Warhol’s Factory, a girl who lived her life like she was constantly being filmed through a soft-focus lens, even when she was just trying to find a lighter. She burned through money, fame, and eyeliner with a reckless abandon that was both