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Roy Lichtenstein (Art Drop #7)

How the artist turned cartoons into Art. And why his painting "Ohhh...Alright..." seems to reflect the current political moment.

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Andrew Jazprose Hill
Feb 28, 2024
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Photo of Roy Lichtenstein’s painting Ohhh…Alright… at the Chicago Art Institute 2012 by Lori Salteri via Flickr

The ambiguity of Ohhh…Alright…has always intrigued me. Who is this woman talking to, and what precisely is alright?

Since nothing in the painting—and yes, it is a painting—provides an answer, we are forced to supply one ourselves. Because the…

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