Snowfall

January 7, 1993 by Alex Katz.

Known for his Pop Art portraits, Katz captures each of his subject's individuality, while creating an easily recognizable style.

Its Not Gotten Better, Its Gotten Worse

Just What Makes Today's Homes, So Different, So Appealing? , 1956 by Richard Hamilton.

Hamilton's collage about overblown 1950's consumerism also hailed the use of the word Pop in reference to art. He is still an innovator, creating his new art with computers.

Silent Treatment

In the Car by Roy Lichtenstein, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh.

A member of the Pop Art movement of the 1960's Lichtenstein found influence in the American comic book which he transferred to a large scale including the use of the printing process. Comic book illustrations are made up of millions of small dots in a process known as Ben Day.

Venus Redux

Venus, c.1984 by Andy Warhol, various collections.

Warhol was one of the most successful artists to come out of the Pop movement in America. His use of everyday images gave people something to relate to.

Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1485-86

Flag

Flag, 1954-55 by Jasper Johns, The Museum of Modern Art, New York /VAGA.

Johns representative artwork was a contrast to the work of the Abstract Expressionists before him. His re-worked images of everyday objects led the way for Pop Art.

Yum

Cake Counter by Wayne Thiebaud.

Thiebaud came to prominence during the Pop Art years of the 1950's & 1960's. His work has remained an important force in American art.

For a Valentine

My Name is Jim Dine by Jim Dine.

Dine is known for his pop art using bright colors and bold images. His "Heart" series was executed in the early 1980's.

For Liz

Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein, 1963, MOMA, NYC

The controversy about Lichtenstein’s work stems from his "lifting" images from 1950's and 60's comic books, enlarging them, and rendering them in paint. This part of his career is only the tip of the iceberg, as his work went in many other directions through-out his long career.