2023 Roy Lichtenstein¡¯s Pop Art Forever First Class Postage Stamps

Description:

These eye-catching new stamps honor Roy Lichtenstein (1923¨C1997), the iconic American artist of the mid-20th-century pop art movement, which looked to popular culture for its aesthetic. Each of the five designs in the pane of 20 features one work of art by Lichtenstein.

¡°Standing Explosion (Red)¡± (1965) is a porcelain enamel on steel work that is part of the collection of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, AR.

¡°Modern Painting I¡± (1966) is an acrylic, oil and graphite pencil on canvas painting that is part of the collection of the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation in Los Angeles.

¡°Still Life With Crystal Bowl¡± (1972) is an acrylic, oil and graphite pencil on canvas painting that is part of the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.

¡°Still Life With Goldfish¡± (1972) is an acrylic, oil and graphite pencil on canvas painting that is owned by a private collector.

¡°Portrait of a Woman¡± (1979) is an acrylic, oil and graphite pencil on canvas painting that is owned by a private collector.

In the left third of the pane is a photograph by Bob Adelman of Lichtenstein standing in front of one of his dot-pattern paintings. His face is framed by a model of his 1983 sculpture Brushstrokes in Flight.