Traces the development of Pop art from its roots in the irreverence of Surrealism to its rise in popularity as an art form that celebrated the glamour and hedonism of the newly commercialized Western world.
Reproduces nine paintings and sculptures by twentieth-century pop artists, each with a texture or tab to touch or pull, and includes a brief profile of each featured artist.
Summarizes pop art, a movement that enjoyed great prominence in the late 1950's and 1960's, which used mass-produced objects and photographic images to make a blatant connection between art and the post-war world of consumerism.
Describes the history and development of pop art, a movement that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s, examines the characteristics of pop art, and looks at the lives and works of representative artists.
Profiles the life and work of twentieth-century artist Keith Haring, with color reproductions of his work and an overview of the people, places, and events that shaped his methods.