Andy Warhol's Time Capsules

The staff of the Andy Warhol Museum is currently in the process of opening and cataloguing each of Warhol's more than 600 time capsules. I wasn't aware that Warhol kept time capsules, but it appears that it was a standard practice of his.

"Now I just drop everything into the same-size brown cardboard boxes that have a color patch on the side for the month of the year. I really hate nostalgia, though, so deep down I hope they all get lost and I never have to look at them again." -- The Philosophy of Andy Warhol

This is a short list of some of the items they've found recently:

• 121 torn pieces of US 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 dollar bill edges
  
• Fan letter and nude photograph of Lance Loud, age 16ish
  
• Gift box sent to Warhol from a fan containing a doll and several handmade doll outfits
  
• Note of well wishes from Allen Ginsberg on a list of chanting mantras from the New School
  
• Necklace of Gumby figures crafted by Billy Boy
  
• A collection of stationery, menus, napkins, and brochures stolen from hotels around the world
  
• Photographic negatives of Campbell's soup cans and Coke bottles used as source material for artworks
  
• A selection from several hundred get well cards sent to Warhol following the 1968 shooting
  
• A postcard from Valerie Solanas criticizing Warhol for misspelling her name
  
• Two doggie sweaters for Andy's dachshunds, Amos and Archie
  
• A bag containing approximately 20 spools of wig tape
  
• One of Warhol's silver and black wigs
  
• Invoices from Stephen Sprouse's clothing store totaling $70,000.00
  
• A selection of kinky newspapers and magazines
  

And here's a sample capsule.