Roy Fox Lichtenstein (pronounced ; October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997) was an American
pop artist. During the 1960s, along with
Andy Warhol,
Jasper Johns, and
James Rosenquist among others, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. His work defined the basic premise of pop art through
parody. Favoring the
comic strip as his main inspiration, Lichtenstein produced hard-edged, precise compositions that documented while it parodied often in a
tongue-in-cheek manner. His work was heavily influenced by both popular advertising and the comic book style. 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.