Project: ART
Mission n°  Giving an oral presentation about a Pop Artist
GO TO THE WEBSITES INDICATED BELOW TO FIND
THE INFORMATION ABOUT ROY LICHTENSTEIN.
1.
When and where was Roy Lichtenstein born?
http://www.artinfo.com/artists/profile/biography/225/roy-lichtenstein/
Roy Lichtenstein was born on October 27th, 1923 in NYC.
2.
Where and when did he study?
http://www.artelino.com/articles/roy_lichtenstein.asp
- From 1940 to 1943, he studied at the NYC Art Students’ league
- From 1946 to 1949: he attended the Ohio State University
3.
Where did he teach?
http://artsmarts4kids.blogspot.com/2008/09/roy-lichtenstein.html
He was a professor at the Ohio State University of New York, State
University of NY, Rutgers University
4.
What did he become famous for?
http://kids.tate.org.uk/blog/?tag=roy-lichtenstein
He became famous for his bold, Pop Art painting of comic strip cartoons
and everyday life objects
5.
For the painting Drowning Girl, what was the source of his inspiration and
what did he change from the original picture?
Go to Goggle, enter Drawning Girl Lichtenstein, click on the Moma site
His inspiration was (came from) a comic book entitled “Run for Love” in
DC comics 1962.
He changed from original:
 the boyfriend appears in the background  girl alone encircled by a
threatening wave
 he changed the caption from “I don’t care if I have a cramp”  “I
don’t care”
 changed the boy’s name : Mal  Brad
6.
According to Roy Lichtenstein, what techniques could you use to make
“powerful stories”? http://blog.tate.org.uk/tate-tales/?p=17
You could use:
- small dots of ink printed close to each other to appear large blocks of
colour
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bold lines, strong colours and text depict « powerful stories »
7.
When was Lichtenstein’s career turning point? With which painting did he
become famous?
http://www.nga.gov/kids/scoop-lichtenstein.pdf
He became famous with « Look Mickey » in 1961
8.
Which technique did he use that made him famous?
http://www.awdsgn.com/classes/fall09/webI/student/trad_mw/burgan/final_project/pages/t
echnique.html
He used the Ben-day dots technique
9.
Quote two famous paintings in which he used this technique.
http://atom1746.com/blog/benday-dot-technique-explained/
Drawning Girl, Whaam (others)
10. Roy Lichtenstein wasn’t just a painter? What else did he do?
http://www.lichtensteinfoundation.org/lonindex.htm
Roy Lichtenstein was also a sculptor, he practiced sculpture
11. When and where did he die?
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=guIxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XqYFAAAAIBAJ&dq=po
p%20art&pg=6237%2C9312653
He died in September 29th 1997 in NYC
12. In which museum can you see this painting?
Clue: It was painted between 1980 and 1995.
http://www.lichtensteinfoundation.org/ and go to « View Lichtenstein in museums »
(left-hand menu)
“Interior with Mobile” 1992
You can see it at the MoMA