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William George Linich (February 22, 1940 – July 18, 2016), known professionally as Billy Name, was an American photographer, filmmaker, and lighting designer. He was the archivist of The Factory from 1964 to 1970.
Jul 22, 2016 · Billy Name, who became Warhol’s lover, muse and court photographer, leaving behind a monumental visual record of the 1960s art world in and around the Silver Factory, died in Poughkeepsie on...
Jul 18, 2016 · Billy Name was a key figure in the Pop art scene of the 1960s, documenting the rise of Andy Warhol and his "superstars" with his camera. He also transformed the Factory with silver foil and spray paint, and later left New York for San Francisco.
- Nate Freeman
Billy Name held Andy Warhol in his arms after Warhol was shot by Valerie Solanas. Why did Name, who died recently, flee the Factory’s intrigues for the quiet life?
Billy Name, the photographer who immortalized the silver madness of Warhol’s factory in the 1960s, died on July 18, 2016. He was 76 years old. Milk Studios, a New York City gallery that has shown Name’s work, confirmed news of his passing, as did Dagon James.
Jul 19, 2016 · By the time he came to Warhol’s life, Name, né William Linich, Jr., who died yesterday at the age of 76, had already lived several lives and his darkroom exit cast the light to the next.
Jul 19, 2016 · Billy Name, who captured the iconic images of Warhol and his superstars, passed away at 76. He was also a stage lighting designer, a poet, and a silver spray painter of the Factory walls.
