Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Fox Lichtenstein (October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997) was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist among others, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. His work defined the basic premise of pop art through parody. Favoring the comic strip as his main inspiration, Lichtenstein produced hard-edged, precise compositions that documented while it parodied often in a tongue-in-cheek humorous manner. His work was heavily influenced by both popular advertising and the comic book style. He described pop art as "not 'American' painting but actually industrial painting". His paintings were exhibited at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York City.
Whaam! and Drowning Girl are generally regarded as Lichtenstein's most famous works, with Oh, Jeff...I Love You, Too...But... arguably third. Drowning Girl, Whaam! and Look Mickey are regarded as his most influential works. Woman with Flowered Hat has held the record for highest Lichtenstein auction price since May 15, 2013.
Part of the pop art movement Lichtenstein had a big impact on comics and advertisements alike. 
== Tossup Questions ==
# One of this artist's works depicts a white dog standing on yellow ground, while another piece features a man with a scar near his eye looking into a submarine's parascope. This artist created the works Grrr and Torpedo...Los! in addition to a work that features a blue-haired woman who says she'd rather sink than call Brad for help. In addition to painting Takka Takka and Drowning Girl, this artist painted a piece with the caption, "I pressed the fire control, and ahead of me rockets blazed through the sky." Known for using Benday dots, for 10 points, identify this pop artist who created the fighter plane scene Whaam!
# Bonsai trees and African masks feature prominently in two of the paintings from this artist's late Interiors series. He was inspired by scroll paintings from the Song dynasty for his series, Landscapes in the Chinese Style. Leo Castelli provided the frame this artist used for his riff on Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington. This man's divorce from his wife Isabel Wilson inspired a painting where a crying blonde woman lies face down on a bed titled Hopeless. This artist was inspired by a Tony Abruzzo work for a painting that sold for $43 million in 2012. A machine gun discharges ammo in this artist's Takka Takka, while in one of his best known paintings, a blue-haired woman sinks into turbulent water. This man created Torpedo...Los! and Ohhh...Alright. For 10 points, name this pop artist who used benday dots in Whaam!