Reverie, from the portfolio 11 Pop Artists, Volume II

Roy Lichtenstein, Reverie, from the portfolio 11 Pop Artists, Volume II, 1965, color screenprint on paper, image: 27 ¹⁄₈ x 23 in. (68.9 x 58.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Morris Incorporated, 1966.29.15, © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Artwork Details

Title: Reverie, from the portfolio 11 Pop Artists, Volume II
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein
Date: 1965
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: image: 27 ¹⁄₈ x 23 in. (68.9 x 58.4 cm)
Copyright: © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein
Credit Line: Gift of Philip Morris Incorporated
Mediums Description: color screenprint on paper
Classifications: Graphic Arts
Print
Subjects: Figure female — head
Performing arts — music — voice
Object — other — microphone
Object — written matter
Cartoon — comics
Object Number: 1966.29.15
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.29.15

Artwork Description

Like other pop artists, Roy Lichtenstein hoped to eliminate the distinction between "high" and "low" art. He drew inspiration from cartoons and advertisements, adopted the look of mechanical processes, and often borrowed images directly from comic strips. In Reverie's single frame, black outlines define fields of dots that mimic commercial half-tone printing, making a punchy and accessible image of a lovelorn songstress.

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