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Roy Lichtenstein

OCTOBER 27, 1923 -SEPTEMBER 30, 1997

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Life of Roy Lichtenstein

  • BORN IN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK
  • ROY SERVED IN WORLD WAR II
  • WHEN WE RETURNED FROM WAR HE FINISHED HIS COLLEGE DEGREE IN FINE ARTS FROM OHIO STATE
  • HE WORKED AS A WINDOW DISPLAY DESIGNER FOR DEPARTMENT STORES, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER & COMMERCIAL ART INSTRUCTOR

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Art Work

DROWNING GIRL(1963)

WHAM! (1963)

LOOK MICKEY(1961) MARKS THE DRASTIC CHANGE IN LICHTENSTEIN'S CAREER. THE STORY GOES, THAT HE PAINTED IT FOR HIS KIDS WHO HAD SAID THAT "DADDY COULD NOT PAINT AS WELL AS THE IMAGES IN THE COMIC BOOKS".

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Art Work

  • LICHTENSTEIN WORKED A LOT WITH STENCILS, PRODUCING ROWS OF OVERSIZED BEN-DAY DOTS, THAT MAKE HIS PAINTINGS LOOK MACHINE MADE. HE DID NOT WANT HIS BRUSH STROKES TO BE SEEN.
  • USING BEN-DAY DOTS AND STRIPES HE MADE HIS STILL LIVES TRULY UNIQUE AND POP ART LIKE.

WITHOUT DOTS

WITH DOTS

MASTERPIECE(1962) - HIS MOST EXPENSIVE PIECE WHICH SOLD FOR $165 MILLION IN JANUARY 2017

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Discussion…

  • WHAT’S GOING ON IN THIS ARTWORK?
  • WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION TO THIS ARTWORK? WHY DO YOU THINK YOU HAD THE REACTION? 
  • DOES YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE ARTWORK CHANGE THE LONGER YOU LOOK AT IT? WHY?
  • DESCRIBE THE LINES IN THIS ARTWORK
  • WHAT VERBS WOULD YOU USE TO DESCRIBE THIS ARTWORK?

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Today’s Lesson…

COMIC STRIPS