Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Fox Lichtenstein was an American pop artist. During the 1960's, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist, 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. His artwork was considered to be "disruptive". 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.

27 October 1923

Born on the same birth date (27 October 1923): Ned Wertimer

Born on the same birth day (27 October): Brad Radke • Catherine of Valois • Chai Rong • Chris Tavaré • David Hall (horse trainer) • Emily Hagins • Giorgos Konstantinou • H. R. Haldeman • Haruka Kudō (singer) • Hege Nerland • Illimar Pärn • Klas Pontus Arnoldson • Lee Krasner • Mary T. Meagher • Ned Wertimer • Niccolò Paganini • Oliver Leese • Oliver Tambo • Patrick Fugit • Saitō Makoto • Salem Al Fakir • Tom Nieto • Ye Shengtao

Born in the same month (October 1923): Achille Silvestrini • Baby Dalupan • Beate Sirota Gordon • Bill McLaren • Břetislav Pojar • Donald Sinden • Italo Calvino • John Connell (actor) • Murray Walker • Ned Rorem • Ned Wertimer • Nicholas Parsons • Robert Kuok