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'''Roy Fox Liechtenstein''' (New York City, 1923 – New York City, 1997) was an American [[Pop Art]] [[painter]] and [[sculptor]].
In 1995, Liechtenstein was awarded with the National Medal of the Arts, Washington D. C. and the Kyoto Prize, Inamori Foundation, [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]].
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Roy Lichtenstein was the master of the stereotype, and the most sophisticated of the major Pop artists in terms of his analysis of visual convention and his ironic exploitation of past styles. The work for which he is now known was the product of a long apprenticeship. [http://www.artchive.com/artchive/L/lichtenstein.html]
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One of his best known works, is Drowning Girl (1963):
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[[File:Roy Lichtenstein Drowning Girl 1963.jpg]]
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== External links ==
*[http://www.lichtensteinfoundation.org/frames.htm The Roy Liechtenstein Foundation.]
*[http://www.artchive.com/artchive/L/lichtenstein.html Roy Lichtenstein.]
[[Category:American Painters|Liechtenstein, Roy]]