Industry and the Arts (I)
1969
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color screenprint on aluminum with C.M. Fabriano - 100/100 Cotone paper mat
Dimensions
image: 43.7 x 36.5 cm (17 3/16 x 14 3/8 in.) sheet: 66 x 48 cm (26 x 18 7/8 in.) framed: 68.1 x 50.8 x 4.4 cm (26 13/16 x 20 x 1 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein
Accession Number
1996.56.50
Art Historical Context
**Industry and the Arts ()**, a vibrant 1969 color screenprint by Roy Lichtenstein, exemplifies the Pop Art master's playful fusion of high art and commercial culture. Lichtenstein, renowned for his comic-book-inspired works with bold outlines, Ben-Day dots, saturated colors, here mounts his image on aluminum with a C.M. Fabriano paper mat, creating a sleek, modern sheen that evokes industrial manufacturing. Measuring 43.7 x 36.5 cm, this editioned print (from the National Gallery of Art's collection, gifted by the artist and his wife Dorothy) bridges fine art printing with mass-production aes...
About the Artist
Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein was born on October 27, 1923, in New York City to Milton Lichtenstein, a real estate broker, and Beatrice Werner Lichtenstein, a homemaker with musical training, in an upper-middle-class German-Jewish family. Growing up on the Upper West Side, he displayed early artistic talent, sketching jazz musicians and visiting museums like the Museum of Modern Art. In 1939, he studied painti...