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'''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 [[Pop Art]] [[painter]] and [[sculptor]]. | ||
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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] | + | 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... in 1969 he was given a retrospective at the [[Guggenheim Museum]], which later toured America. [http://www.artchive.com/artchive/L/lichtenstein.html] |
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| + | In 1995, Liechtenstein was awarded with the National Medal of the Arts, Washington D. C. and the Kyoto Prize, Inamori Foundation, [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]. | ||
One of his best known works, is Drowning Girl (1963): | One of his best known works, is Drowning Girl (1963): | ||
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Revision as of 00:15, February 18, 2010
Roy Fox Liechtenstein (New York City, 1923 – New York City, 1997) was an American Pop Art painter and sculptor.
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... in 1969 he was given a retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum, which later toured America. [1]
In 1995, Liechtenstein was awarded with the National Medal of the Arts, Washington D. C. and the Kyoto Prize, Inamori Foundation, Kyoto, Japan.
One of his best known works, is Drowning Girl (1963):
