A brief history of Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein is one of the most celebrated Pop Artists of our time. He was born in 1923 in New York and was privileged to be part of an upper-middle-class family.

Despite his talents in art it wasn’t until he graduated from high school that he attended his first art class, as his school didn’t offer art as a subject. He enrolled in the Art Students League of New York where he took Summer classes under Reginald Marsh. It was here that Lichtenstein learned his love of art, so much so that he left New York to study Fine Art at the State University of Ohio.

During his time at the University Lichtenstein was forced to take three years out to fight in the Second World War.

He then returned to Ohio State to finish his studies under the tutorship of Hoyt L. Sherman, who it is widely regarded, had a significant impact on Lichtenstein’s work. After graduation Lichtenstein stayed on at Ohio State to become a tutor, where he stayed for a further ten years.