Roy Lichtenstein

Artist Bio

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Roy Lichtenstein, along with Andy Warhol, is one of the most prominent figures of Pop Art. His iconic comic style is largely defined by the 1961 work Look Mickey. This piece marks the first time Lichtenstein used the famous Ben-Day dots and incorporated comic book characters and speech bubbles as his inspiration.

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Born: October 27, 1932, in Manhattan, New York
1937: Participation in art courses at the Parsons School of Design in New York
1940: Began studying at the Art Students League, New York
1943: Served in the U.S. Army
1946: Graduated from Ohio State University and began the Master of Fine Arts program
1950: Completed his Master’s degree
1951: First solo exhibition at the Carlebach Gallery in New York
1958: Taught at the State University of New York
1960-1964: Taught at Rutgers University, New Jersey
1961: Created his first comic-style images
1995: Awarded the National Medal of the Arts
1996: Received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from George Washington University
1997: Died on September 29 in Manhattan, New York

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Exhibitions (Selection)

1962 – Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, USA
1964 – Gallery Ileana Sonnabend, Paris, France
1967 – Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, USA
1969 – Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA
1975 – Centre national d'art contemporain, Paris, France
1987 – Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, USA
1993 – Galerie Friebe, Lüdenscheid, Germany
1998 – Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia
1999 – Lawrence Rubin, Zurich, Switzerland
2000 – Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, USA
2001 – Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York, USA
2002 – Galerie Terminus, Munich, Germany
2006 – The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, USA
2009 – Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, USA
2012 – The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.