Giant Panda 295 by Andy Warhol is a screenprint produced in 1983 as part of Warhol’s Endangered Species complete portfolio. Spurred on by conversations with gallerist Ronald Feldman—who commissioned the series—and wife Frayda Feldman and inspired by the passing of the Endangered Species Act just ten years prior, Warhol selected ten animals considered to be under threat of low population numbers and eventually, extinction. Warhol’s Giant Panda is notable for being one of the animals that has since recovered to some extent, and is now listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as “vulnerable.” This is largely due to Chinese conservation efforts, as the animal is a native of South Central China. Just like another animal in the portfolio, the Bald Eagle, the giant panda is often seen as emblematic of the nation of its origin. In the case of the panda, it’s the People’s Republic of China.