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Roy Lichtenstein ABC Book - Children's Book - Bulfinch (1st Edition)

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About Roy Lichtenstein ABC Book - Children's Book - Bulfinch (1st Edition)

This innovative Roy Lichtenstein ABC book published by Bulfinch and written by Bob Adelman combines Lichtenstein's distinctive combination of popular imagery and artistic techniques reminiscent of advertising and comic book art to teach children the alphabet. This little ABC book is so wonderful that adults may have trouble sharing it with babies, toddlers, and growing children in their midst. Every two-page spread contains an alphabet letter and a painting by Roy Lichtenstein, one of the first and most successful of the pop artists. The 26 letters here were each lifted from one of Lichtenstein's prints, drawings, or paintings, and each has a style and a presence all its own, apart from the art on the facing page. American painter Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) pioneered a new epoch in American art, bursting onto a scene dominated by Abstract Expressionism in late 1950s New York and defining a new art vocabulary for a new era. With his groundbreaking use of industrial production techniques and trivial, quotidian imagery such as cartoons, comic strips, and advertising, Lichtenstein joined contemporaries such as Andy Warhol and James Rosenquist to reflect and satirize American mass media and consumer culture. Works such as Look, Mickey! (1961), Drowning Girl (1963), and Whaam! (1963) deployed mass production techniques, particularly Ben-Day dots printing, to create a blow-up effect and pixelated “dot” style, with which Lichtenstein has become synonymous.

Technical Specifications

  • Dimensions: 5.5″ x 0.6″ x 5.5″ inches
  • Weight: 1.5 lbs
  • Materials: Book | 64 Pages
  • Author: Bob Adelman
  • Publisher: Bulfinch; 1st edition (September 15, 1999)
  • Ages: Preschool – 7
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Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein is one of the prime contributors to the Pop Art movement. Lichtenstein art essentially paved the way for more commercial styles of art to flourish by blending the “low” and “high” forms of art and create something new. Using comic books and advertisements as inspiration, he reimagined pop culture through a highly skilled and critical lens. Lichtenstein eventually established his own and very unique voice. One of his most effective pieces, Whaam! is a stellar example of his ability to imagine stunning works of art. Whaam! is energetic and also features his ability to create a consistent and well-composed image. The diptych has an expressive power and remains a fantastic piece of work. Lichtenstein art achieved success worldwide, yet would still often be criticized for his methods and choices of subject matter. Despite this, he remains seen as a definitive example of the Pop Art movement and a master artist in his own right.

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