Andy Warhol: The FBI file

The files concern the interstate transportation of obscene matter in investigation of Andy Warhol, sparked by his film "Lonesome Cowboys." The film staring "Chelsea Girl" actress Susan Hoffman, AKA Viva, caught the attention of the FBI, nearly as soon as it began filming. FBI agents were sent out to the Arizona shooting locations of the movie, to canvass for information concerning this "hippy" western. On June 3, 1968, during the time Andy Warhol was editing "Lonesome Cowboys," Warhol associate Valerie Solanas, shot and nearly killed Warhol.