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Definition: Lichtenstein, Roy from Philip's Encyclopedia

US painter, sculptor, and graphic artist. Lichtenstein experimented with abstract expressionism, but is now regarded as a leading exponent of pop art. Among his best-known paintings are Whaam! (1963) and Good Morning, Darling (1964).

Lichtenstein, Roy

From Gale Biographies: Popular People
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), American painter, sculptor, and printmaker, startled the art world in 1962 by exhibiting paintings based on comic-book cartoons. Roy Lichtenstein was born in New York City in 1923. He attended school there, and in 1939 studied with Reginald Marsh at the Art Students League. The following year he entered Ohio State University. However, in 1943 his education was interrupted; he served in the U.S. Army for three years. He received his bachelor of fine arts degree from Ohio State University in 1946 and a master of fine arts in 1949. He taught at Ohio State until 1951, then went to Cleveland to work. In 1957 he started teaching at Oswego State College in New York; in 1960 he moved to Rutgers University. Three years later he gave up teaching to paint full time. From 1951 to about 1957 Lichtenstein's paintings interpret themes of the American West--cowboys, Indians, and the like--in a style broadly imitative of modern European painters. Next, he began hiding…
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1923-97 US painter Born in New York City, he studied painting at the Art Students' League in New York, and at Ohio State University, Columbus (1940-43). He served in the US army from 1943 to 1946 before returning to Ohio, where he taught (1946-51). In the mid-1950s he worked in an Abstract…
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From Gale Biographies: Popular People
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), American painter, sculptor, and printmaker, startled the art world in 1962 by exhibiting paintings based on comic-book cartoons. Roy Lichtenstein was born in New York City in 1923. He attended school there, and in 1939 studied with Reginald Marsh at the Art Students…
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(born Oct. 27, 1923, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Sept. 29, 1997, New York City) U.S. painter, sculptor, and graphic artist. He at first embraced Abstract Expressionism , but in the 1960s he turned to Pop art for which he is best known. Especially popular are his brilliantly coloured paintings in the…
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What is pop art? Pop art was an art movement originating in the mid-1950s in the UK. Artists in the USA were also exploring the same ideas at around the same time. Pop art is an abbreviation of ‘popular art’ and comes from popular culture. It was a celebration of Western consumerism, based on…
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This alphabetical list includes all 609 individuals to date who have served as members of the United States Cabinet since the George Washington administration. At the end is a list of the 16 individuals who served as members of the Confederate Cabinet. Names are repeated for each cabinet post held. …
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This list includes all 609 individuals who have served as members of the United States Cabinet since the George Washington administration. The 16 individuals who served in the Confederate Cabinet are listed separately. Names are repeated for each cabinet post held. The table includes administration…
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Full text Article Zwart, Piet (1885–1977)

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Dutch typographer, photographer, industrial designer. Trained at Amsterdam School of Arts & Crafts, 1902–7, then briefly at the technical school, Delft 1913–14. Worked for the de stijl architect Jan Wils from 1919, becoming assistant to the renowned Dutch architect H.P. Berlage in 1921. Zwart's…
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Introduction Jews have fared well in the United States, producing about one-third of American Nobel Prize winners and laureates and amassing a median household net worth 4.5 times the national average. One area where they purportedly did not succeed was in sports. This chapter argues that Jewish…
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