<P> Roy Fox Lichtenstein ( pronounced / ˈlɪktənˌstaɪn / ; October 27 , 1923 -- September 29 , 1997 ) was an American pop artist . During the 1960s , along with Andy Warhol , Jasper Johns , and James Rosenquist among others , he became a leading figure in the new art movement . His work defined the premise of pop art through parody . Inspired by the comic strip , Lichtenstein produced precise compositions that documented while they parodied , often in a tongue - in - cheek manner . His work was influenced by popular advertising and the comic book style . He described pop art as `` not ' American ' painting but actually industrial painting '' . His paintings were exhibited at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York City . </P>
<P> Roy Fox Lichtenstein ( pronounced / ˈlɪktənˌstaɪn / ; October 27 , 1923 -- September 29 , 1997 ) was an American pop artist . During the 1960s , along with Andy Warhol , Jasper Johns , and James Rosenquist among others , he became a leading figure in the new art movement . His work defined the premise of pop art through parody . Inspired by the comic strip , Lichtenstein produced precise compositions that documented while they parodied , often in a tongue - in - cheek manner . His work was influenced by popular advertising and the comic book style . He described pop art as `` not ' American ' painting but actually industrial painting '' . His paintings were exhibited at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York City . </P>
where did pop art get its inspiration from
where did pop art get its inspiration from
comic strip
comic strip