Roy Lichtenstein, painter and sculptor, was one of the founding fathers of pop art. He was influence early by the systematic analysis of picture construction developed by Hoyt Sherman.  Later his work became simpler, flatter, more highly refined; and he began to embrace popular culture as his subject matter.

Lichtenstein’s work borrowed heavily from advertising and comic book styles, which he considered to be “as artificial as possible.”  His cartoon style was elevated by his use of onomatopoetic lettering.  He rarely attempted to reproduce his subjects in the traditional sense, but rather tackled them in the way the mass media portrayed them.

Lichtenstein’s work is found in major international collections, including:

Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue Washington
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation
Hayward Gallery, London
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.