born Oct. 27, 1923, New York, N.Y., U.S.
died Sept. 29, 1997, New York City
U.S. painter, sculptor, and graphic artist.
He at first embraced Abstract Expressionism , but in the 1960s he turned to Pop art for which he is best known. Especially popular are his brilliantly coloured paintings in the style of large-scale comic strips, such as Whaam (1963). In the mid 1960s he began making Pop versions of well-known paintings by artists such as Pablo Picasso , and Henri Matisse . In the 1970s he also made sculptures, in which he reproduced {{link=Art Deco">Art Deco forms. In the 1980s he painted a five-story-high mural in a New York City office building.