Nationality

American

Artist Dates

1923-1997

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Date of Work

1974

Medium

Lithograph and screen print with debossing in colors

Edition #

71/100

Signature

Lower right

Height

47 3/8" (famed)

Width

37 1/2" (framed)

Collection/Provenance

Published by The Committee to Endow a Chair in Honor of Meyer Schapiro (1904-1996) at Columbia University.

Art & Design Study Collection

Status

Stored: FF_002_E

Location

UND Art Collections Repository

Additional Information

In the early 1960s, Roy Lichtenstein appropriated comic book images, intending to transform his popular sources into a “high art” form. Like Warhol, he also incorporated mechanized processes based on those used in the commercial art of his day. In Lichtenstein’s case, stencils were used to produce enlarged Benday dots, as well as cartoon figures, and balloons with words.

The artwork on display by Lichtenstein from the For Meyer Schapiro print portfolio coincides with a series of still-life paintings Lichtenstein made in a variety of styles during the mid 1970s.

This artwork is from a portfolio of original prints published in recognition of Meyer Schapiro (1904-1996), a distinguished art historian who was very much appreciated by major contemporary artists of his day.

In 1974, a committee was formed to establish a Chair in Art History at Columbia University in Schapiro's honor. The portfolio, published in an edition of 100, was produced to raise funds to support the Chair. UND’s set of portfolio prints are numbered 71/100.

In 2005, when UND Art Collections began its operations, the Lichtenstein print was missing. It was eventually located in a cluttered storage area that was generally unsuitable for holding fine art. When found, the print lacked an archival mat and required museum-quality framing with a UV filtering acrylic sheet, which it received shortly after it was recovered.

Condition

Good

Condition Notes

Fading from light exposure

Rights

Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”

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