Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : Untitled (Sandwich and Soda)

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Untitled (Sandwich and Soda)
From the portfolio Ten Works by Ten Painters

Made in United States, North and Central America

1964

Roy Lichtenstein, American, 1923 - 1997. Printed by Sirocco Screenprints, Inc., New Yorkunder supervision of Ives-Sillman, New Haven, CT. Published by Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut.

Color screenprint printed on clear plastic sheet
Image: 19 x 23 inches (48.3 x 58.4 cm) Sheet: 20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61 cm)

Currently not on view

1971-198-7(7)

Purchased with the Director's Discretionary Fund, 1971

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Sandwich and Soda is the first of Roy Lichtenstein's frequent examples of printing on unorthodox surfaces, in this case a clear plastic sheet, a choice most likely inspired by his work as a commercial draftsman.

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