{"id":345291,"date":"2025-12-15T13:06:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T13:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/american-history\/billy-name-from-life-in-the-warhol-factory-and-beyond\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T13:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T13:06:36","slug":"billy-name-from-life-in-the-warhol-factory-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=345291","title":{"rendered":"Billy Name \u2013 From Life in the Warhol Factory and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Andy Warhol first met the \u201chandsome, brooding\u201d William Linich at a restaurant in New York City in 1959. At the time, young Billy had no idea that this encounter would alter the entire trajectory of his life.<\/p>\n<p>He would undergo many transformations, and would reinvent himself from time to time. Yet, the one constant, unaltered presence during the existence of \u201cBilly Name\u201d would be his passion for art.<\/p>\n<p>Linich was born to Carleton Linich and Mary (Gusmano) Linich, on February 22, 1940, in Poughkeepsie. His father was a local barber in town. Billy left his native Poughkeepsie after graduating from Arlington High School in 1958. While in school he was a member of the thespian club, as well a part of the Anchor yearbook staff.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38624\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38624\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38624\" src=\"https:\/\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1958-William-Linich-Senior-photo-1958.jpg\" alt=\"1958 William Linich Arlington High School Senior photo - 1958\" width=\"600\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27195%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20195%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27195%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1958-William-Linich-Senior-photo-1958.jpg?resize=200%2C65&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1958-William-Linich-Senior-photo-1958.jpg?resize=400%2C130&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1958-William-Linich-Senior-photo-1958.jpg?fit=600%2C195&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>1958 William Linich Arlington High School Senior photo &#8211; 1958<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A year later, he was living in New York City, waiting tables, and giving haircuts in his apartment in order to pay his rent.\u00a0 He also began a career as a theatrical lighting designer at the Judson Dance Theater and other local venues.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38626\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38626\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38626\" src=\"https:\/\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Billy-Name-Warhol-Screen-Test-1964.jpg\" alt=\"Billy Name; Warhol Screen Test 1964\" width=\"600\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27564%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20564%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27564%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Billy-Name-Warhol-Screen-Test-1964.jpg?resize=200%2C188&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Billy-Name-Warhol-Screen-Test-1964.jpg?resize=400%2C376&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Billy-Name-Warhol-Screen-Test-1964.jpg?fit=600%2C564&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Billy Name; Warhol Screen Test 1964<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Warhol visited Billy\u2019s apartment for a haircut and was astonished to see the entire place covered in silver paint and tin foil (\u201cI even painted the silverware silver,\u201d Linich recalled). Andy was enamored by this idea, so he had Linich create his own studio space in the same way.<\/p>\n<p>This was to become the look of the original Warhol Silver Factory on East 47<sup>th<\/sup> Street.<\/p>\n<p>By 1963, Warhol gave Linich a wide range to create, and live, within the Factory. Andy bought him a 35 millimeter Pentax camera. Billy refashioned the bathroom into a photographic darkroom. He also set up a bunk bed, hung up some clothes where he could, and brought in stacks of his favorite opera records along with him. He essentially moved in. Andy was elated by this.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38622\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38622\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38622\" src=\"https:\/\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1966-Billy-Name-and-Andy-Warhol-at-Warhol-Silver-Factory-E-47th-St-1965-7.jpg\" alt=\"Billy Name at the Warhol Factory\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27401%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20401%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27401%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1966-Billy-Name-and-Andy-Warhol-at-Warhol-Silver-Factory-E-47th-St-1965-7.jpg?resize=200%2C134&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1966-Billy-Name-and-Andy-Warhol-at-Warhol-Silver-Factory-E-47th-St-1965-7.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1966-Billy-Name-and-Andy-Warhol-at-Warhol-Silver-Factory-E-47th-St-1965-7.jpg?fit=600%2C401&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Billy Name and Andy Warhol at Warhol Silver Factory &#8211; East 47th St. NYC 1965; photo by Stephan Shore<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the Sixties moved forward, many photographers and video artists had taken part in projects created by the Warhol Factory. Yet, Billy was the most enduring and prolific during the Factory\u2019s most productive years, from 1963 to 1968.<\/p>\n<p>Billy chose \u201cName\u201d for his stage persona during a Warhol Factory multimedia installation called the \u201cExploding Plastic Inevitable.\u201d It included screenings of Warhol films, dancers, mime performers, lighting effects, photography, artwork, and live music from the Velvet Underground and Nico. He looked at a magazine subscription card, which asked for the subscriber\u2019s name. He entered \u201cBilly.\u201d Thus, Billy Name!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38628\" style=\"width: 405px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38628\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38628\" src=\"https:\/\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/VU-Warhol-and-others.jpg\" alt=\"The Velvet Underground, Andy Warhol, Mary Woronov and Gerard Malanga at Silver Factory in 1966; photo by Billy Name\" width=\"395\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27395%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20395%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27395%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/VU-Warhol-and-others.jpg?resize=200%2C304&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/VU-Warhol-and-others.jpg?fit=395%2C600&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 395w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>The Velvet Underground, Andy Warhol, Mary Woronov and Gerard Malanga at Silver Factory in 1966; photo by Billy Name<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>During this very collaborative artistic period, Billy took hundreds of photographs of the whole scene in all of its incarnations. He captured Warhol\u2019s superstars, like Edie Sedgwick, Brigid Berlin, Gerard Malanga, and Nico. He also photographed other artists such as Jasper Johns, John Cage, Salvador Dali, Alan Ginsberg, and Bob Dylan. Billy was credited for photos and illustrations on three Velvet Underground album covers; <em>The Velvet Underground &amp; Nico<\/em>, <em>White Light White Heat<\/em>, and their self-titled third album.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-38630\" src=\"https:\/\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Edie-Sedgwick-1965.jpg\" alt=\"Edie Sedgwick 1965\" width=\"600\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27393%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20393%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27393%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Edie-Sedgwick-1965.jpg?resize=200%2C131&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Edie-Sedgwick-1965.jpg?resize=400%2C262&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Edie-Sedgwick-1965.jpg?fit=600%2C393&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Billy was deeply affected by the shooting of Andy Warhol by the actress Valerie Solanas on June 3, 1968. This occurred at the Decker Building in Union Square. The Warhol Factory had moved there from its previous midtown address that same year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-38634\" src=\"https:\/\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andy-Warhol-Shot-June-1968-1.jpg\" alt=\"Article on shooting of Andy Warhol in June 1968\" width=\"600\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27273%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20273%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27273%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andy-Warhol-Shot-June-1968-1.jpg?resize=200%2C91&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andy-Warhol-Shot-June-1968-1.jpg?resize=400%2C182&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andy-Warhol-Shot-June-1968-1.jpg?fit=600%2C273&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As the sixties began to unravel, so did Billy. His addiction to amphetamines and other drugs debilitated him, and his ability to continue his work. He decided to leave New York in 1970. He spent the next 10 years in San Francisco, writing poetry, studying Buddhism, and trying to get his life into some semblance of serenity.<\/p>\n<p>Billy moved back to Poughkeepsie in the early 1980s. He started creating art again, in sculpture, as well as photography. He took part in various local shows and exhibits. He even displayed works in the windows of the Luckey Platt Building, the Beacon Federal Savings Bank on Main Street, and the Barrett House on Noxon Street. He eventually became the Associate Director of the Mid-Hudson Arts and Science Center in Poughkeepsie in 1988. He\u2019d taken part in an annual juried show presenting art from throughout the Hudson Valley. This show was presented for six years. In 1989, Vassar College held a gallery show, The Billy Name Collection from The Warhol Factory &#8220;Silver Era\u201d; an exhibit of art and memorabilia from the Warhol Factory\u2019s \u201cSilver Age\u201d of 1963-68.<\/p>\n<p>His artistic presence in Poughkeepsie continued into the 1990s. He also became interested in astrology, occasionally giving astrological and horoscope readings at local events.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38636\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38636\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38636\" src=\"https:\/\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Billy-Names-Silver-Age-Show-at-Vassar-College-in-1989.jpg\" alt=\"Opening of the Billy Name exhibit at Vassar College; Billy Name, Jan Adlmann, Henry Geldzahler, and Ultra Violet; Poughkeepsie Journal 1989\" width=\"600\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27358%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20358%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27358%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Billy-Names-Silver-Age-Show-at-Vassar-College-in-1989.jpg?resize=200%2C119&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Billy-Names-Silver-Age-Show-at-Vassar-College-in-1989.jpg?resize=400%2C239&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Billy-Names-Silver-Age-Show-at-Vassar-College-in-1989.jpg?fit=600%2C358&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Opening of the Billy Name exhibit at Vassar College; Billy Name, Jan Adlmann, Henry Geldzahler, and Ultra Violet; Poughkeepsie Journal 1989<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2001, one of his photos from this era was used for a commemorative stamp of Andy Warhol by the United States Postal Service.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38638\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38638\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38638\" src=\"https:\/\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2001-Andy-Warhol-Commemorative-Stamp.jpg\" alt=\"USPS Andy Warhol Commemorative Stamp; 2001\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27480%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20480%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27480%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2001-Andy-Warhol-Commemorative-Stamp.jpg?resize=200%2C250&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2001-Andy-Warhol-Commemorative-Stamp.jpg?resize=400%2C500&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2001-Andy-Warhol-Commemorative-Stamp.jpg?fit=480%2C600&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 480w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>USPS Andy Warhol Commemorative Stamp; 2001<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Billy was on hand for the opening of The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh in 1994. He was excited by its opening, and what he sensed was, \u201cthe energy patterns he saw flowing on the museum walls.\u201d He said he could feel Andy\u2019s presence, especially in the collection storage rooms.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38640\" style=\"width: 597px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38640\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38640\" src=\"https:\/\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1994-Warhol-Museum-Opening-Billy-Name_-photo-by-Getty-Images.jpg\" alt=\"1994 Warhol Museum Opening - Billy Name; photo by Getty Images\" width=\"587\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27587%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20587%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27587%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1994-Warhol-Museum-Opening-Billy-Name_-photo-by-Getty-Images.jpg?resize=66%2C66&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 66w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1994-Warhol-Museum-Opening-Billy-Name_-photo-by-Getty-Images.jpg?resize=200%2C204&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1994-Warhol-Museum-Opening-Billy-Name_-photo-by-Getty-Images.jpg?resize=400%2C409&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1994-Warhol-Museum-Opening-Billy-Name_-photo-by-Getty-Images.jpg?fit=587%2C600&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 587w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>1994 Warhol Museum Opening &#8211; Billy Name; photo by Getty Images<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>For several years after its opening, Billy was on hand for several of the Warhol Museum\u2019s gallery exhibits and other events. He was instrumental in curating important programs, which included his work as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38642\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38642\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38642\" src=\"https:\/\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Billy-Name-MILK-Gallery-Exhibit-2014.jpg\" alt=\"Billy Name at the MILK Gallery \u2013 NYC; Photo by Michael Zagaris\" width=\"600\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27446%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20446%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27446%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Billy-Name-MILK-Gallery-Exhibit-2014.jpg?resize=200%2C149&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Billy-Name-MILK-Gallery-Exhibit-2014.jpg?resize=400%2C297&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Billy-Name-MILK-Gallery-Exhibit-2014.jpg?fit=600%2C446&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Billy Name at the MILK Gallery \u2013 NYC; Photo by Michael Zagaris<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2014, Billy was one of the integral on-screen talents for the Warhol Museum\u2019s new introductory film, which celebrated the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary of the Museum. That same year, the largest and most comprehensive retrospective of Billy Name\u2019s work took place at the MILK Gallery in New York City. Billy Name continued with art and film projects at his home on Albany Street until his death in July of 2016.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38644\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38644\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38644\" src=\"https:\/\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2007-1024px-Billy_Name_Greenman_by_David_Shankbone.jpg\" alt=\"Billy Name at home in Poughkeepsie \" width=\"600\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27499%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20499%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27499%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2007-1024px-Billy_Name_Greenman_by_David_Shankbone.jpg?resize=200%2C166&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2007-1024px-Billy_Name_Greenman_by_David_Shankbone.jpg?resize=400%2C333&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2007-1024px-Billy_Name_Greenman_by_David_Shankbone.jpg?fit=600%2C499&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>At home in Poughkeepsie<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Warhol first met the \u201chandsome, brooding\u201d William Linich at a restaurant in New York City in 1959. At the time, young Billy had no idea that this encounter would alter the entire trajectory of his life. He would undergo many transformations, and would reinvent himself from time to time. 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