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Roy Lichtenstein
1923–1997 · American · Based in New York & Southampton, New York
- MFA, Ohio State University (1949)
- BFA, Ohio State University (1946)
- Pop Art
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Ben-Day Dots
Roy Lichtenstein became a central figure of Pop Art by translating comic panels, advertisements and reproductive printing into monumental paintings built from flat primary color, black contour and enlarged Benday dots. His later work turned the same visual language toward art history, brushstrokes, mirrors, interiors and landscapes.
Painting; sculpture; printmaking
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective | TateShots
Major Works
- 1961Look Mickey
- 1963Whaam!
- 1963Drowning Girl
- 1964Oh, Jeff...I Love You, Too...But...
- 1963Hopeless
- 1961Girl with Ball
- 1965Brushstroke
- 1969Mirror I
- 1973Artist’s Studio 'Look Mickey'
- 1996House I
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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