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The American master Roy Lichtenstein appropriated his classic modern high-art style from the pop art of comics. His distinctive look -- filled with brilliant color, dots, & stripes -- is one of the most identifiable in all contemporary art. Here Lichtenstein's unique style celebrates our beloved ABCs, with results that are surprising, delightful, & amusing. D is for a comically vicious growling Dog. H is a Horse that races by in dizzying dots & stripes. And A is for ART. This mini-retrospective is a must for art lovers, letter lovers, & those just cutting their teeth on the alphabet. Bob Adelman, photojournalist & longtime friend of Lichtenstein's, collaborated with him on this book.
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Review:
This little ABC book is so wonderful that adults may have trouble sharing it with the babies, toddlers, and growing children in their midst. Every two-page spread contains an alphabet letter and a painting by Roy Lichtenstein, one of the first and most successful of the pop artists. The 26 letters here were each lifted from one of Lichtenstein's prints, drawings, or paintings, and each has a style and a presence all its own, apart from the art on the facing page. Finally, below each member of the alphabet, in comic-book type, are a few words that begin with that letter and refer to objects or ideas pictured in the art on the opposite page. Lichtenstein, who died in 1997, was a witty and subtly classical artist who combined humor and whimsy in his work with an effortless dignity and a broad knowledge of art history. His comics-derived imagery was so crisp and stylish when he first rose to prominence--so now, as one might have said in the '60s--that viewers were surprised when in the 1980s he began painting monumental images of abstract friezes from ancient temples. This little book is tremendously appealing, showing paintings of water lilies, dogs, a sweet kiss, a "Matisse" still life with goldfish (and a golf ball), a nurse, a cup of coffee, an ice-cream soda, and other recognizable images. Babies and toddlers especially will love to peruse its pages, and art-loving parents everywhere will be enthralled. --Peggy Moorman
About the Author:
American pop art painter, graphic artist and sculptor, Roy Lichtenstein is best known for his large-scale renditions of comic-strip art. He died in 1997.
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- PublisherDiane Pub Co
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0756754798
- ISBN 13 9780756754792
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages58
- IllustratorRoy Lichtenstein
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