Roy Lichtenstein 1923-1997 : the irony of the banal /
In the late 50s and 60s, American painter Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) became one of the most important exponents of Pop Art. Almost alone among artists, he pursued the question of how an image becomes a work of art.
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Publisher Address: | Köln : |
Publication Dates: | [2011] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
In the late 50s and 60s, American painter Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) became one of the most important exponents of Pop Art. Almost alone among artists, he pursued the question of how an image becomes a work of art. |
Item Description: | Previous edition: c2006. |
Carrier Form: | 96 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm |
ISBN: |
9783836531801 3836531801 |
Index Number: | N6537 |
CLC: | J205.712 |
Call Number: | J205.712/H498-2 |
Contents: | The beginnings -- The pictures that Lichtenstein made famous, or The pictures that made Licktenstein famous -- A closer look at Benday Dots -- Lichtenstein looks at art -- Sidestepping abstraction -- Compilations, syncopations, discombobulations -- Roy Lichtenstein 1923-1997: a chronology. |