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Archie
Archie by Andy Warhol in 1973
SpeciesCanis familiaris
BreedDachshund
SexMale
BornAugust 3, 1972
Diedc. 1993–1994 (aged 21)
Known forAndy Warhol's pet
OwnersAndy Warhol
Jed Johnson
Named afterArchie Bunker

Archie (August 3, 1972 – c. 1993), also known as Archie Bunker, was an American dachshund owned by Pop artist Andy Warhol and interior designer Jed Johnson. Acquired by Warhol and Johnson as a puppy in 1972, Archie became a prominent companion of Warhol. He was frequently photographed and depicted in paintings and drawings by artists including Warhol and Jamie Wyeth. He accompanied Warhol to social events, art openings, restaurants, photoshoots, and press conferences, where Warhol sometimes presented him as his "alter ego."

Archie was a recognizable figure in New York's art and social circles and appeared in newspapers, magazines, advertisements, books, and exhibitions. Warhol frequently carried him in public and described himself as Archie's "stage mother." A few years after they welcomed Archie, Warhol and Johnson got him a playmate, another dachshund named Amos. Archie and Amos reportedly lived to about 21 years old.

Biography

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Archie with Andy Warhol and Jed Johnson at the port of Amalfi, 1973

After years of being known for his love of cats—he once had as many as 26—Pop artist Andy Warhol was eventually persuaded by his partner, Jed Johnson, to get a dog.[1][2] Johnson settled on a male black and tan short-haired dachshund puppy, which they acquired in November 1972.[3][4] He was named Archie after the wisecracking character Archie Bunker in the popular TV series All in the Family.[5][6]

Warhol and Johnson doted on Archie, who quickly became part of their social world.[7] In December 1972, Archie accompanied Warhol and Johnson on his first holiday trip, traveling with them to St. Moritz, Switzerland, where they stayed at the Palace Hotel as guests of Gianni and Marella Agnelli.[8][9] The hotel charged 10 Swiss francs per day for the Archie's stay.[9]

In the spring of 1973, Warhol and Archie traveled to Rome, where Johnson was working with director Paul Morrissey on the films Flesh for Frankenstein (1973) and Blood for Dracula (1974) at Cinecittà Studios.[10] They also visited France and Switzerland.[11] Warhol brought Archie with him to Rome again in August and October 1973 while filming his scenes for The Driver's Seat (1974).[12][13] By the age of one, Archie had reportedly crossed the Atlantic at least ten times.[14]

Archie became a muse to Warhol, who painted a silkscreen portrait of him with Johnson. Artist Jamie Wyeth also painted a portrait of Archie.[15] Warhol made a portrait of Amos for Archie.[16] Warhol later told the Los Angeles Times that "Archie has a really good beginning (art) collection."[16]

Warhol and Archie by Jack Mitchell at the home of art collectors Ethel and Robert Scull in New York, 1973[17]

Warhol indulged Archie with an eclectic diet that included Quarter Pounders from McDonald's, steak, sautéed liver, and caviar.[13][14][18] He even rubbed Joy perfume on him.[19] Archie wore a Tiffany & Co. dog tag and a Hermès leash.[20][14] Warhol frequently carried him and encouraged him to "talk."[21][22][5] He took Archie to the studio, art openings, restaurants, and dinner parties.[23][24] Warhol also brought him to press conferences as his "alter ego," using Archie to deflect questions he did not want to answer.[24]

Archie gained fame as Warhol's companion and was frequently recognized on the street.[25] His celebrity status enabled him to command a high modeling fee.[5] He often accompanied Warhol to photoshoots, with Warhol describing himself as a self-proclaimed stage mother.[5] The pair posed for renowned photographers including Jack Mitchell, Arnold Newman, Oliviero Toscani, and Milton H. Greene.[17][26][27] They appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Daily News, the New York Post, the Associated Press, L'Uomo Vogue, and Esquire.[28][25][29] Archie also appeared with Warhol in an advertisement for Pioneer Electronics.[30]

By 1975, Warhol and Johnson had added another dachshund to their family, purchasing a light-brown, short-haired puppy named Amos.[1] Like Archie, Amos became a Prestige Pet.[31] Warhol often referred to him as Archie's dog.[31][5][16] In the March 1975 issue of Interview, Warhol told socialite Lee Radziwill that he had acquired Amos as a Christmas present for Archie.[31] He also revealed that Archie had recently mated with a female dachshund who was another Prestige Pet at the store and was "going to be a father."[31] "I took him over and he did his manly duty, and then the next day I brought Amos home, so that confused him, he thinks he got very quick results," Warhol said.[31] According to Vincent Fremont, a member of Warhol's inner circle, "Unlike Archie who enjoyed the company of people and was very social, Amos was more like a regular dog."[24] Amos was later photographed with Johnson and Warhol superstar Geraldine Smith for the February 1976 issue of Interview.[32]

From 1974 to 1987, Archie lived at 57 E 66th St in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of Manhattan. In 1998, the townhouse was designated a cultural landmark.

Eventually, Warhol stopped taking Archie to events, confident that he would be entertained at home with Amos.[24] The dogs lived with Warhol and Johnson at 57 East 66th Street on Manhattan's Upper East Side, where Johnson operated his decorating business from the fourth floor.[33][7] Archie and Amos regularly rode the elevator in the townhouse.[7][33] Warhol had amassed a collection of antique furniture for the residence, which Johnson decorated.[34] He also provided the dogs with an extensive collection of toys and used a miniature 19th-century doll bed as their bed.[34]

On August 3, 1980, Warhol recorded in his diary: "It was Archie's birthday and he's eight or nine or even older. I gave him a box of Hartz Mountain treats." [35] After Warhol and Johnson separated in December 1980, they shared custody of Archie and Amos.[36] Johnson would take the dogs for the weekend to his apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.[37] In a December 1986 diary entry, Warhol said:

Archie and Amos were sick last night. Jed picked them up and took them to the doctor's. Ran into him later, he was with Katy Jones, and he was talking about what was wrong with the dogs. They're just really getting old. I told Jed I'd give him one of the Dog paintings. Life's so short and a dog's life is even shorter—they'll both be going to heaven soon.[38]

Archie and Amos outlived Warhol, who died in February 1987 from complications following gallbladder surgery.[39] Johnson subsequently assumed full custody of both dogs.[40]

In 1988, Archie and Amos were photographed with Johnson for the ASPCA benefit exhibition The Four-Footed, Finned or Feathered Four Hundred, which featured photographs of prominent New Yorkers and their pets.[41] The photograph was published in the December 5, 1988 issue of Women's Wear Daily.[41] Archie later appeared with Johnson in the June 1992 issue of Harper's Bazaar.[42] According to Warhol's friend Paige Powell, Archie and Amos "lived to be about 21 years old."[40]

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Archie was depicted in numerous works of art and photographs associated with Warhol and his circle. Warhol painted a silkscreen portrait of Archie and Johnson, Jed Johnson with Dachshund (c. 1973).[43] In 1974, artist Martin Hoffman painted Archie and Warhol at the Factory.[44] In 1975, socialite Barbara Allen commissioned Portrait of Archibald by Paula Wright as a Christmas gift for Warhol and Johnson.[45]

Archie was photographed with Warhol by Ellen Graham for her book Growling Gourmet (1976).[18] He was also depicted in paintings and drawings by artist Jamie Wyeth, which were exhibited in Andy Warhol and Jamie Wyeth: Portraits of Each Other at New York's Coe Kerr Gallery in 1976.[46][47] Drawings of Archie and a painting of Amos appeared in Warhol's Cats and Dogs (1976) series.[48][49] A photograph of Archie dressed as the Pope was published in Warhol's 1979 book Exposures.[50]

A 1975 photograph of Archie by Peter Hujar was later published in Black and White Dogs (1992), edited by Jean-Claude Suarès.[51] In 2006, Jack Mitchell's 1973 photograph of Warhol and Archie was included in the exhibition Icons & Idols at the Delaware Art Museum.[52] In 2022, Warhol's mixed-media work Archie, the Dachshund was included in the exhibition A Thousand Hounds: A Walk with Dogs Through the History of Photography at the UBS Paine Webber Art Gallery in New York.[53]

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  1. 1 2 Wrbican, Matt; Gopnik, Blake; Printz, Neil (2019-01-01). A is for Archive: Warhol's World from A to Z. Yale University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-300-23344-5.
  2. ↑ "Cats of Many Colours". Evening Standard. 1976-06-29. p. 14. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  3. ↑ "Eye". Women's Wear Daily. 125 (97): 8. November 22, 1972. ProQuest 1862383446. Andy Warhol, who showed up with his new miniature dachsund [sic] Archie. 'I sure hope he doesn't lift his leg on any of the paintings,' said Andy eyeing his own Marilyn Monroe among the Stellas, Lichtensteins and Twomblys. Former Sen. McCarthy wondered if Archie had been named after TV's Archie Bunker. 'Archie Bunker would be a much better president than Nixon,' quipped McCarthy, patting little Archie on the nose.
  4. ↑ "Business envelope with dog license and veterinary invoice (for Andy Warhol's dachshund, Archie) 1972". The Warhol.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Warhol, Andy (October 1975). "David Cassidy". Andy Warhol's Interview. 5 (10): 10, 12.
  6. ↑ Colacello 1990, p. 144.
  7. 1 2 3 Nevins, Jake (2023-05-10). "Jay Johnson Remembers the Quiet Luxury and Kindness of His Brother Jed". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  8. ↑ "Eye". Women’s Wear Daily. 125 (115): 10. December 19, 1972. Francesco Scavullo tossed a smashing farewell party over the weekend at his townhouse for Andy, who is off to Gianni and Marella Agnelli's place in St. Moritz for the holidays. Even Andy's dog, Archie, is going.
  9. 1 2 "Eye". Women's Wear Daily. 126 (13): 7. January 18, 1973. The best looking people are the waiters and Stavros Niarchos' two young sons. Everyone wants to go to Niarchos' home, to watch home movies. That's the 'in thing to do, says Andy Warhol, just back from St. Moritz where he stayed in the Palace Hotel as the guest of Marella and Gianni Agnelli. … With Warhol: Fred Hughes, Jed Johnson and Andy's new puppy, Archie, who was charged 10 francs a day to stay in the hotel.
  10. ↑ Colacello 1990, p. 145.
  11. ↑ "Certificate of examination (for Andy Warhol's dachshund, Archie, March 2, 1973) 1973". The Warhol.
  12. ↑ Suzy (October 9, 1973). "Suzy Says: A Dashing Dachshund". Daily News. New York. p. 12.
  13. 1 2 Colacello 1990, p. 159.
  14. 1 2 3 Colacello, Robert (January 1974). "The Liz and Andy Show". Vogue. 163 (1): 101, 133.
  15. ↑ Schwabach, Robert (1976-11-27). "Andy Warhol, Jamie Wyeth portray each other". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  16. 1 2 3 Isenberg, Barbara (1977-02-24). "Andy Warhol Busy Being ... Andy Warhol". The Los Angeles Times. pp. lV. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  17. 1 2 Mitchell, Jack (1998). Icons & Idols: A Photographer's Chronicle of the Arts, 1960-1995. New York: Amphoto Art. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-8174-4025-1.
  18. 1 2 Woods, Brenda (1976-07-20). "Chow Hounds". Daily News. p. 33. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  19. ↑ Kunz, Marji (1973-12-25). "Successful Enjoy Smell Of Success". The Charlotte Observer. pp. Section E. Retrieved 2026-09-03.
  20. ↑ Winters, Renee M. (2015-06-19). The Hoarding Impulse: Suffocation of the Soul. Routledge. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-317-54963-5.
  21. ↑ "Andy Warhol wanted dachshund to talk". St. Joseph Gazette. 1987-11-17. pp. 8A. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  22. ↑ Colacello 1990, p. 7.
  23. ↑ Colacello 1990, p. 150.
  24. 1 2 3 4 Woodward, Daisy (2013-08-06). "Andy Warhol's Cats and Dogs". AnOther. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  25. 1 2 "Andy-isms: Highlights from a decade of interviews by Andy Warhol". Interview. 19 (11): 90. November 1989.
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  28. ↑ "Group Portrait with Accountant | Esquire | NOVEMBER 1974". Esquire | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  29. ↑ Kazickas, Jurate (1975-09-03). "Celebrity Chasing Warhol's Bag". The Olympian. pp. B7. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  30. ↑ "Pioneer - Andy Warhol's unfinished symphony". adland.tv. 1974-12-20. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  31. 1 2 3 4 5 Warhol, Andy (March 1975). "Lee". Andy Warhol's Interview. 5 (3): 5.
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  33. 1 2 Pyle, Richard (1998-08-06). "Lasting Fame for Warhol Home". The News Tribune. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  34. 1 2 Heyert, Elizabeth (1989). Metropolitan Places: Interiors from New York, Barcelona, Milan, Mexico City, Paris, West Berlin, London, Los Angeles. Internet Archive. New York, NY: Viking Studio Books. pp. 32–41. ISBN 978-0-670-81743-6.
  35. ↑ Hackett 1989, p. 309Entry date: August 3, 1980
  36. ↑ Hackett 1989, p. 350Entry date: December 21, 1980
  37. ↑ Hackett 1989, p. 700Entry date: December 15, 1985
  38. ↑ Hackett 1989, p. 780Entry date: December 5, 1986
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  40. 1 2 Powell, Paige; Hastreiter, Kim (2019). Paige Powell. Vol. Animals. New York: Dashwood Books. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-9966574-5-7. OCLC 1117498195.
  41. 1 2 "Heavy Petting". Women's Wear Daily. 156 (105): 4. December 5, 1988. ProQuest 1445715494.
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  43. ↑ Wrbican, Matt (2009). Andy Warhol Treasures. London: Goodman. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-84796-004-7.
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  45. ↑ "Paula Wright, Portrait of Archibald (1975)". The Warhol. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  46. ↑ Russ, Eric (2019-11-04). "Jamie Wyeth's Portrait of Andy Warhol Captures the Artist at His Most Vulnerable". Sothebys.com. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
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  48. ↑ Crichton, Fenella (Oct–Nov 1976). "London Letter". Art International. 20 (8–9): 30.
  49. ↑ Bonetti, David (2006-03-09). "Andy Warhol Man's Best Friend exhibition". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. G004. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
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