ized . ▁ ▁Art ▁critics , ▁such ▁as ▁Lucy ▁Li pp ard , ▁began ▁to ▁recognize ▁Mar is ol ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁Pop ▁art ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁her ▁sculpt ure ▁was ▁recognized ▁relative ▁to ▁certain ▁pop ▁object ives . ▁Yet , ▁Li pp ard ▁primarily ▁spoke ▁of ▁the ▁ways ▁in ▁which ▁Mar is ol ' s ▁work ▁differenti ated ▁from ▁the ▁intent ions ▁of ▁Pop ▁figure head s ▁such ▁as ▁Andy ▁War hol , ▁Frank ▁St ella , ▁Roy ▁L ichten stein , ▁and ▁Donald ▁Jud d . ▁Li pp ard ▁defined ▁a ▁Pop ▁artist ▁as ▁an ▁im partial ▁spect ator ▁of ▁mass ▁culture ▁dep ict ing ▁modern ity ▁through ▁par ody , ▁humor , ▁and / or ▁social ▁comment ary . ▁Through ▁an ▁objective ▁attitude , ▁she ▁claimed ▁an ▁artist ▁could ▁maintain ▁a ▁position ▁of ▁' mas cul ine ' ▁det achment ▁from ▁the ▁subjects ▁being ▁dep icted . ▁As ▁a ▁female ▁artist ▁of ▁color , ▁critics ▁distinguished ▁Mar is ol ▁from ▁Pop ▁as ▁a ▁' wise ▁primitive ' ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁folk ▁and ▁child like ▁qual ities ▁within ▁her ▁sculpt ures . ▁ ▁Un like ▁Pop ▁artists ▁of ▁the ▁period , ▁Mar is ol ' s ▁sculpt ure ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁sat ir ic ▁criticism ▁of ▁contemporary ▁life ▁in ▁which ▁her ▁presence ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁representations ▁of ▁upper ▁middle - class ▁femin inity . ▁Sim ult ane ously , ▁by ▁including ▁her ▁personal ▁presence ▁through ▁photograph s ▁and ▁m olds , ▁the