Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923 - 1997) is pictured in 1962 in one in every of his earlier studios.
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Legendary pop artist Roy Lichtenstein’s studio, the place he lived and labored till his demise, can be donated to the Whitney Museum of American Artwork.
The information was introduced this week in a joint press launch by the museum and the late artist’s widow, Dorothy Lichtenstein.
“The Whitney, which since transferring downtown in 2015 has been a neighbor of the studio, working 4 blocks north on Gansevoort Road, will adapt the house to function the primary everlasting residence of its broadly influential Unbiased Research Program, which was based in 1968,” said the discharge.
Lichtenstein purchased the Greenwich Village constructing in 1987 and used as each his workspace and residential till he died of pneumonia in 1997. He was 73.
Earlier than Lichtenstein renovated the 9,000-square-foot property, it consisted of two constructions: a former storage and steel store, the latter in-built 1912. After overhauling it, Lichtenstein used the bottom flooring as his studio and the second flooring as a front room. The third flooring is a one-bedroom condominium Dorothy has lived in since his demise, Hyperallergic reported.
The remainder of the house has been utilized by the Lichtenstein Basis for the “preparation of the archives,” in line with the discharge.
In 2013, Brooklyn-based Caliper Studio renovated the house, including a rooftop sculpture backyard and skylights.
“Due to Roy, this constructing has been the location for creative and mental endeavors, each for himself and for the individuals who have lengthy gathered right here,” Dorothy mentioned, through a quote within the launch. “I can’t consider a extra significant use for the studio than for the Whitney to hold his legacy far into the longer term, constructing on and increasing the function of the Basis in supporting up to date artwork and artists.”
Roy’s relationship with the Whitney started in 1965, when his work was first included in an exhibition on the establishment. Up to now, the Lichtenstein Basis has gifted the Whitney greater than 400 of the late artist’s works, spanning sculptures, prints, drawings, work and different mediums.
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