Country of Origin: Austria,Year Printed: 1969,Topic: Fine Arts: Catalogs, Exhibitions,Binding: Hardcover,Illustrator: ROY LICHTENSTEIN,Author: Diane Waldman,Subject: Art & Photography,Original/Facsimile: Original,Language: English,Publisher: SOLOMON R. GUUGENHEIM FOUNDATION,Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Limited Edition, LITHOGRAPH PRINT ILLUSTRATIONS, RARE OUT OF PRINT THIS ROY LICHTENSTEIN RARE VINTAGE 1969 FIRST EDITION MID CENTURY MODERN LIMITED EDITION LITHOGRAPH PRINT HARDCOVER POP ART EXHIBITION BOOK IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE BOOK TO ADD TO YOUR LIBRARY COLLECTION. THE HARDCOVER BOOK WITH BLACK LINEN COVERED BOARDS, GOLD TONE FOIL EMBOSSED SPINE TITLES, AND DUST JACKET IS PUBLISHED IN A LIMITED EDITION OF 4000 COPIES DESIGNED BY ARTHUR S. CONGDON, PRINTED BY BRUDER ROSENBAUM IN VIENNA AUSTRIA IN 1969 FOR THE TRUSTEES OF THE SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION ON THE OCCASION OF THE LOAN EXHIBITION " ROY LICHTENSTEIN ". ROY LICHTENSTEIN ( 1923 - 1997 ) THE AMERICAN BORN POP ARTIST OF A JEWISH BACKGROUND, IS ONE OF THE MOST WELL KNOWN AND LOVED WORLDWIDE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS. DURING THE 1960'S ALONG WITH ANDY WARHOL AMONG OTHERS, HE BECAME A LEADING FIGURE IN THE NEW POP ART MOVEMENT. HIS WORK DEFINED THE PREMISE OF POP ART THROUGH PARODY. INSPIRED BY THE COMIC STRIP, LICHTENSTEIN PRODUCED PRECISE COMPOSITIONS OFTEN IN A TONGUE AND CHEEK MANNER. THE ARTWORKS OF LICHTENSTEIN ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS. THIS EXHIBITION CATALOGUE ART BOOK SURVEYS AND DEFINES THE LIVELY TWISTS OF THE ARTIST'S CAREER FROM 1960 TO 1969. DEPARTING FROM HIS EARLIER VINTAGE AMERICANA SUBJECTS, HE PROCLAIMED THE COMIC STRIP TO BE THE THEME MOST EXPRESSIVE OF THE STYLE OF THIS NEW DECADE. THE BOOK'S AUTHOR DIANNE WALDMAN'S ASSESSES LICHTENSTEINS ACHIEVEMENTS AS A HIGHLY COMPLEX AND VISUAL INTELLECTUAL STATEMENT IN HIS ABILITY TO PRODUCE MEMORABLE IMAGERY AND TO DISCOVER THE PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTIONS WE HAVE TO SPECIFIC SUBJECT MATTER. LICHTENSTEIN PRESENTS A NEW VISION BASED ON HIS UNDERSTANDING OF MODERN ART. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT 1ST EDITION POP ART EXHIBITION BOOK MEASURES 7 1/4" W X 10 1/4" H X 3/8" D, WITH 114 PAGES, FEATURING 12 FULL COLOR AND 46 BLACK AND WHITE LITHOGRAPH PRINT ILLUSTRATIONS. IT IS IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, USE, LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING AND VERY LIGHT WEAR.