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Alex Beam

Lichtenstein: creator or copycat?

On his website, David Barsalou calls attention to works by Roy Lichtenstein that he describes as 'verbatim' copies of 1950s and '60s comics panels.
By Alex Beam
Globe Columnist / October 18, 2006

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Art teacher David Barsalou has an interesting avocation. He has found and catalog ed almost every comic book panel later blown up and sold for megabucks by 1960s Op Art icon Roy Lichtenstein. So far, Barsalou has about 140. You will see a sample on this page, or go to his website, Deconstructing Roy Lichtenstein . (Full article: 697 words)

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