Full Name | Roy Fox Lichtenstein |
Birthdate | October 27, 1923 |
Birthplace | New York City, U.S. |
Date of Death | September 29, 1997 |
Place of Death | New York City, U.S. |
Education | – Timothy Dwight School – Parsons School of Design – Ohio State University |
Known for | Paintings, sculpture |
Notable Works | – Look Mickey (1961) – Drowning Girl (1963) – In the Car (1963) – Whaam! (1963) – Oh, Jeff…I Love You, Too…But… (1964) – Girl with Hair Ribbon (1965) – Brushstrokes (1965) |
Movement | Pop art |
Spouses | – Isabel Wilson (m. 1949; div. 1965) – Dorothy Herzka (m. 1968) |
Children | 2, including Mitchell |
Patron(s) | Gunter Sachs |
Early Years | – Born into an upper-middle-class German-Jewish family in New York City – Attended New York’s Dwight School, graduating in 1940 – Became interested in art and design as a hobby through school and summer classes |