Sidewalk 304 by Andy Warhol is a screenprint from 1983 that transforms a section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame into Pop Art. The work features celebrity handprints and signatures impressed in a slab of pink-tinted concrete. Names such as Cary Grant, Judy Garland, Jack Nicholson, and Shirley Temple emerge in pale white relief, their impressions glowing softly against the rose background. The composition feels both playful and monumental: a wall of fame turned into a wall of memory. Warhol’s even application of color and faint tonal contrasts suggest sunlight diffused through smog—Los Angeles glamour preserved in fading cement.
This particular impression has never been exposed to light and remains one of the brightest on record. Sidewalk 304 displays the handprints and autographs of Cary Grant, Judy Garland, Jack Nicholson, and Shirley Temple. Together, these signatures immortalize an era of stardom and nostalgia. City leaders created the famous sidewalk to “maintain the glory of a community whose name means glamour and excitement in the four corners of the world.” In time, it became one of Hollywood’s most recognizable landmarks, symbolizing the enduring myth of celebrity. Warhol’s Sidewalk 304 captures this enduring idea—celebrity as both myth and monument.
Sidewalk 304 by Andy Warhol as Part of His Larger Body of Work
Sidewalk 304 was published in the portfolio Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary. This project gathered eight artists to raise funds for the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in 1983. As a result, the collaboration united several major figures of contemporary art under a shared cause. Moreover, the museum remains one of Los Angeles’s cultural landmarks. Therefore, it is fitting that Warhol chose the Walk of Fame—a true emblem of Hollywood’s allure—as his subject.
In Sidewalk 304, Warhol depicts the actual handprints and signatures of four Hollywood icons, merging documentation with design. Through this work, Warhol transforms a literal imprint of fame into a vivid symbol of American popular culture. Moreover, he perfectly captures the atmosphere of Los Angeles—bright, celebratory, and self-reflective.
Photo Credit: Cary Grant hand and foot prints from the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Image is Public Domain.
