Roy Fox Lichtenstein, a leading figure for iconic art, was born on October 27, 1923 in New York City to an upper class Jewish family. He was brought up on the Upper West Side of the city, and was enrolled in boarding school until the age of twelve. Because he was vastly interested in the beautiful music of jazz, he started his skill drawing portraits of the musicians and their musically instrument. During his last year of high school in 1939, Roy Lichtenstein for summer classes at an art school, and there, he worked under Reginald Marsh.
After graduating from the Franklin School for Boys in 1940, he then attended Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. He planned to study fine arts when his academic career was interrupted in 1943, when
After graduating from the Franklin School for Boys in 1940, he then attended Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. He planned to study fine arts when his academic career was interrupted in 1943, when