Roy Lichtenstein

Maquette for cover illustration for "Art in America" (New York issue)

1964

A black and white illustration by Roy Lichtenstein for Art in America, depicting a futuristic scene with a comic book style. The image features an octopus-like character wearing a space helmet and a suit, exclaiming "GREAT RINGS OF SATURN!!" in a speech bubble. The background consists of abstract and stylized representations of buildings, structures, and a globe, all rendered with bold lines and Ben-Day dots, characteristic of Lichtenstein's pop art style.
A black and white illustration by Roy Lichtenstein for Art in America, depicting a futuristic scene with a comic book style. The image features an octopus-like character wearing a space helmet and a suit, exclaiming "GREAT RINGS OF SATURN!!" in a speech bubble. The background consists of abstract and stylized representations of buildings, structures, and a globe, all rendered with bold lines and Ben-Day dots, characteristic of Lichtenstein's pop art style.

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Date
1964

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Ink and collage on paper, with correction fluid

Dimensions
Sheet: 24 1/4 × 36 1/4in. (61.6 × 92.1 cm) Image: 24 1/4 × 36 1/4in. (61.6 × 92.1 cm)

Accession number
2013.113

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Peter and Beverly Lipman

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Roy Lichtenstein,all rights reserved

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Roy Lichtenstein
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