Description: (Lighting designer, Photographer, Director)
Billy Name, also known as William George Linich, was an influential American photographer, filmmaker, and lighting designer recognized for his important work with Andy Warhol at The Factory from 1964 to 1970. He was instrumental in transforming Warhol's New York studio with his signature "silverizing" technique and capturing the essence of the pop art era through his iconic photographs of the Factory scene and Warhol himself. Name's collaborations with Warhol and other notable artists, such as the United States Postal Service and Shepard Fairey, established him as a prominent figure in the art world.