Roy Lichtenstein Stamps

The U.S. Postal Service honors Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), the iconic American artist of the pop art movement. This genrewhich arose in the late 1950s and reached its height in the 1960s, looked to popular culture for its aesthetic.

Each of the five stamps in the pane of 20 features one work of art by Lichtenstein: Standing Explosion (Red) (porcelainenamel on steel, 1965); Modern Painting l (acrylic, oil, graphite pencil on canvas, 1966); $till Life with Crystal Bowl (acrylic, oilgraphite pencil on canvas, 1972); $till 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 Lichtensteinstanding in front of one of his dot-patter paintings. His face is framed by a model of his 1983 sculpture Brushstrokes in FlightLichtenstein stunned the art world in 1961 with his large paintings starring Mickey Mouse, Popeye, and a range of consumelproducts, among other unlikely subiects. Some art connoisseurs found them outrageous, but others saw great meaning inthem. His career quickly took off.

With their trademark heavy 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 prestigious museums and galleriesaround the world.

Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamps

The Roy Lichtenstein stamps are being issued as Forever® stamps, These Forever stamps will alwavs be equal in value tothe current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.

Made in the USA.