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Roy Lichtenstein

                                        Pop Art f rom  Comics        Later in this post we will examine some of Lichtenstein's abstract works but we will start with the pop art that raised him to prominence.           In the 1960s within the Pop Art movement, Roy Lichtenstein was appropriating images from comic books.  He kept the comic frame word bubbles or changed them slightly or even omitted them.         Please see one of Lichtenstein's most valued and iconic paintings.   It is called In the Car and is about 6 by 7 feet and done in Magna (early acrylic) and oil paint.  It resides in the National Gallery of Scotland.                                          ...