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Roy Fox Lichtenstein was a leading pop artist of the 1960s whose contemporaries included Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns and others. Known for referencing comic books, including speech bubbles in his works and for his cutting parodies of modern, bourgeois life—especially its more clichéd elements—Lichtenstein’s work stands out due to its highly graphical style and, as with Warhol, characters lifted from American popular culture. You can read more about Lichtenstein’s life...
Posted by Edward Kurstak on
Roy Fox Lichtenstein was a leading member of the 1960s New York pop art scene that also included Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns. Lichtenstein’s work stands out due to its highly graphical comic book style and use of popular American characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and more, as well as an ironic and cynical look at cliché in American life.