| − | '''Roy Fox Liechtenstein''' (New York City, 1923 – New York City, 1997) was an American [[Pop Art]] [[painter]] and [[sculptor]]. | + | '''Roy Fox Liechtenstein''' (New York City, 1923 – New York City, 1997) was an American [[painter]], [[sculptor]], printmaker and decorative artist; one of the central figures of American Pop Art. He attended Ohio State University, receiving a masters degree in fine arts in 1949. His works moved from the American West in a variety of modern art styles and even [[Abstract Expressionism]] to Pop Art. He manipulated the graphic and linguistic conventions of comic strips and added words to express sound effects. |