Roy Lichtenstein Stamps

With these eve-catching new stamps, the U.S. Postal Service honors Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), the iconic American artist ofthe pop art movement. This genre, which arose in the late 1950s and reached its height in the 1960s, looked to popular culture forits aesthetic.
Each of the five stamps in the pane of 20 features one work of art by Lichtenstein: Standing Explosion (Red) (porcelain enamel onsteel, 1965); Modern Painting l acrylic, oil, graphite pencil on canvas, 1966); Stil Life with Crystal Bowl (acrylic, oil, graphite pencion canvas, 1972); Stil Life with Goldfish (acrylic, oil, graphite pencil on canvas, 1972); and Portrait of a Woman (acrylic, oil,graphite pencil on canvas, 1979). In the left third of the pane is a photograph by Bob Adelman of Lichtenstein standing in front ofone of his dot-pattern paintings. His face is framed by a model of his 1983 sculpture Brushstrokes in Flicht.
Lichtenstein stunned the art world in 1961 with his large paintings staring Mickey Mouse, Popeye, and a range of consumeroroducts, among other unlikely subjects. Some art connoisseurs found them outrageous, but others saw great meaning in themHis career quickly took off.
With their trademark heaw black outlining, intense colors, dot pattern simulating four-color mechanical printing, and machine-made quality, Lichtenstein's paintings are instantly recognizable. His work is found in presticious museums and galleries aroundthe world.
Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamps
The Roy Lichtenstein stamps are being issued as Forever stamps. These Forever stamps wil always be equal in value to thecurrent First-Class Mail one-ounce rate.
Made in the USA.
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