Roy Lichtenstein

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Roy Lichtenstein

• The Man.

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Lichtenstein

• Roy Lichtenstein was one of the most famous Pop
  Artists of his time.
• Pop Art uses everyday, commercial objects as art,
  such as comic books, soup can labels, and gum
  wrappers.

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Lichtenstein

• Roy Lichtenstein used a grid to transfer pictures
  from the comic books, ads, etc. The pictures
  were not exact copies, but were cropped images
  from the original (parts were left out).

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His works

• At Lichtensteins first show in 1961, his works
  were put down by art critics.
• By 1988, his painting Torpedo los! was sold
  for 5.5 million, a record at the time.

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Sculpture?

• Lichtenstein also made several sculptures, which
  mimicked the style he used in his paintings.

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His death.

• Roy Lichtenstein died of Pneumonia in 1997 at New
  York University Medical Center.
• He was 74 years old.
• His work lives on in many museums around the
  world.