Roy Lichtenstein
1923–1997
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Roy Fox Lichtenstein (; October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997) was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist among others, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. His work defined the premise of pop art through parody. Inspired by the comic strip, Lichtenstein produced precise compositions that documented while they parodied, often in a tongue-in-cheek manner. His work was influenced by popular advertising and the comic book style. He described pop art as "not 'American' painting but actually industrial painting". His paintings were exhibited at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York City.
Whaam! and Drowning Girl are generally regarded as Lichtenstein's most famous works, with Oh, Jeff...I Love You, Too...But... arguably third. Drowning Girl, Whaam! and Look Mickey are regarded as his most influential works. His most expensive piece is Masterpiece, which was sold for $165 million in January 2017.
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Conserving Whaam!
Watch Tate's conservation team revive Roy Lichtenstein's pop masterpiece
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Allen Jones on Lichtenstein
Both artists are significant figures in the story of Pop Art and close friends
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Roy Lichtenstein: Pop, Parody and Play
Take a tour of some the the pop artist's most iconic works
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Lichtenstein and Pop Study Day: Other Worlds of British Pop – Part 2
Audio recording. This study day in March 2013 explored issues raised by the major Roy Lichtenstein retrospective at Tate Modern
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Lichtenstein and Pop Study Day – Part 1
Video recording of Lichtenstein and Pop study day at Tate Modern - part 1
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Lichtenstein and Pop Study Day: Other Worlds of British Pop – Part 3
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Global Pop symposium – Day 1, Part 18: third Q&A
Tate video: This two-day Global Pop symposium at Tate Modern explores Pop beyond the mainstream.
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Global Pop symposium – Day 2, Part 1: Introduction
Tate video: Welcome and introduction to the second day of the Global Pop symposium, by Jessica Morgan. Tate Modern
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Global Pop symposium – Day 2, Part 2: Walter Grasskamp
Tate video: Walter Grasskamp presents What We Talk About When We Talk About Pop; The Phantom of the Media. Global ...
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Comic strip art is art that imitates the style, commercial printing techniques and subject matter of comic strips
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You can kiss a Lichtenstein, but you can't kiss us: Etc. Essay: European Pop Art
America is often seen as the home of Pop Art, but many European artists were producing ground-breaking work, some of ...
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‘One’s creative imagination was set free’: Lichtenstein: A Retrospective at Tate Modern III
Fellow artist Allen Jones pays his respects to the late great American Pop Artist Roy Lichtenstein
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WOW!: Lichtenstein: A Retrospective at Tate Modern II
Whaam! has been described as one of the most powerful monuments of 1960s Pop Art, and remains one of Tate ...
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Pop goes the past: Lichtenstein: A Retrospective at Tate Modern I
Roy Lichtenstein was widely regarded as one of the key figures of American Pop Art. A pioneer of a new ...
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Tate Etc. issue 27: Spring 2013
Tate Etc. issue 27, Spring 2013; online edition of Tate's magazine
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Lichtenstein: Art about art
Curator Iria Candela talks about Lichtenstein's re-creation of other artists of the past such as Picasso, Matisse and Mondrian ...
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Installing Lichtenstein’s film at Tate Modern
To coincide with our Lichtenstein retrospective, we will be showing the artist’s little-known triple-screen film installation. The only film ...
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Lichtenstein: your views, stories and comments
Curator Iria Candela asks for your views, stories and comments on the Lichtenstein restrospective at Tate Modern in February
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