Artist Monograph

Roy Lichtenstein, American

American, 1923–1997

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Screenprint 59 42.4%
Drawing 21 15.1%
Other Media 16 11.5%
Lithography 15 10.8%
Oil Painting 9 6.5%
Woodcut 9 6.5%
Printmaking 3 2.2%
Photography 2 1.4%

Roy Lichtenstein’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Screenprint (5,337 total works in this medium by 1,123 artists), with secondary engagement in Drawing, Other Media, Lithography, Oil Painting, Woodcut, Printmaking, Photography.

Department Distribution

MoMA DepartmentWorksShare
Drawings & Prints12388.5%
Painting & Sculpture128.6%
Architecture & Design42.9%

Production by Decade

1
1950s
70
1960s
30
1970s
19
1980s
19
1990s

Classification Types

  • Print — 80
  • Drawing — 25
  • Illustrated Book — 17
  • Painting — 10
  • Design — 4
  • Sculpture — 2
  • Multiple — 1

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19641
19653
19665
196720
19683
19691
19719
19738
19741
19754
19765
19771
19801
19811
19821
19831
19842
19852
19861
198723
19883
19904
19911
19924
199312

American Contemporaries

  1. 16315 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  2. 3358 Louise Bourgeois
  3. 2199 Ellsworth Kelly
  4. 1338 Lee Friedlander
  5. 932 George Maciunas