Roy LichtensteinAmerican, 1923–1997The Chief
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National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
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- Aug 19, 2026
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- The museum's own collection data
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- Accession number
- 1996.56.26
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Meanwhile, in the life of Roy Lichtenstein
The whole life1951–1957
Six years in Cleveland and odd jobs
In 1951 Lichtenstein moved to Cleveland, where he stayed for six years, travelling back to New York often. Between periods of painting he took jobs as varied as draftsman and window decorator, and his work fluctuated between Cubism and Expressionism.
9 October 1954
Son born: David Lichtenstein
10 March 1956
Son born: Mitchell Lichtenstein
1957
A late conversion to Abstract Expressionism
In 1957 Lichtenstein moved back to upstate New York and began teaching again; it was then that he adopted Abstract Expressionism, as a late convert to the style.
1957–1960
Employed by: State University of New York at Oswego
![Untitled [pyramid], Roy Lichtenstein, c. 1970](https://whitneymedia.org/assets/artwork/61776/2019_234_14_cropped.jpg)
![Untitled [pyramid], Roy Lichtenstein, c. 1970](https://whitneymedia.org/assets/artwork/61778/2019_234_16_cropped.jpg)
![Untitled [pyramid], Roy Lichtenstein, c. 1970](https://whitneymedia.org/assets/artwork/61777/2019_234_15_cropped.jpg)
![Untitled [pyramid], Roy Lichtenstein, c. 1970](https://whitneymedia.org/assets/artwork/61763/2019_234_1_cropped.jpg)
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