Untitled [light fixture]

1965

Divorce from Isabel

The brutal upstate winters, where Lichtenstein had been teaching since 1958, took a toll on him and his wife. They sold the family home in Highland Park, New Jersey, in 1963 and divorced in 1965.

1967

First solo exhibitions in Europe

In the same year, 1967, Lichtenstein’s first solo exhibition in Europe was held at museums in Amsterdam, London, Bern and Hannover.

1967

First museum retrospective in Pasadena

In 1967 the Pasadena Art Museum in California held Lichtenstein’s first museum retrospective.

1968

Married: Dorothy Lichtenstein

27 June 1968 – 6 October 1968

Exhibition: 4. documenta

1969

First retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum

In 1969 the Guggenheim Museum held Lichtenstein’s first retrospective there, organised by Diane Waldman.