Roy Lichtenstein

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artist human painter pop artist

Roy Lichtenstein was a leading American pop artist best known for his comic strip–inspired paintings that used bold colors, Ben-Day dots, and ironic commentary on mass culture.

Aliases (2)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artist → human → painter → pop artist →
artisticStyle	bold primary colors → comic strip imagery → parody of mass culture → use of Ben-Day dots →
causeOfDeath	pneumonia →
conflictParticipatedIn	World War II →
countryOfBirth	United States of America →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1923-10-27 →
dateOfDeath	1997-09-29 →
educatedAt	Ohio State University →
employer	Douglass College, Rutgers University → Ohio State University →
ethnicGroup	Jewish Americans →
familyName	Lichtenstein →
field	painting → printmaking → sculpture →
fullName	Roy Fox Lichtenstein →
gender	male →
givenName	Roy →
hasWorkInCollection	Museum of Modern Art → Tate Modern → Whitney Museum of American Art →
influenced	contemporary pop artists →
influencedBy	advertising imagery → comic books →
militaryService	United States Army →
movement	Pop art →
nationality	American →
notableExhibition	1962 solo exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery →
notableWork	Brushstroke → Drowning Girl → Hopeless → Look Mickey → M-Maybe → Whaam! →
occupation	art professor → painter → printmaker → sculptor →
placeOfBirth	Manhattan → New York City →
placeOfDeath	New York City →
representedBy	Leo Castelli Gallery →
residence	Cleveland → New York City →
spouse	Dorothy Herzka → Isabel Wilson →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pop art →	associatedWithArtist
Roy Lichtenstein ("Roy Fox Lichtenstein") →	fullName
Storm King Art Center →	hasArtistInCollection
The Phillips Collection →	hasWorkBy
Ferus Gallery →	hostedExhibitionOf
Pablo Picasso →	influenced
Lovie Lifetime Achievement Award ("Roy Lichtenstein’s character "Lovie" (via The Lovie Awards brand)") →	namedAfter
Art Students League of New York →	notableAlumni
Gagosian Gallery →	notableArtistExhibited
The Broad →	notableArtistInCollection