Roy Lichtenstein's ABC

by Bob Adelman

An innovative alphabet book by the renowned pop artist combines Lichtenstein's distinctive combination of popular imagery and artistic techniques reminiscent of advertising and comic book art. 20,000 first printing.

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Bob Adelman has photographed cover stories for magazines including Esquire, Time, People, LIFE, Harper's, the New York Times Magazine, and Paris Match. An award-winning photojournalist, Adelman has exhibited his photographs at the Smithsonian and the American Federation of Art, and has them included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Adelman is well-known for his photographs documenting the civil rights movement; he was in Birmingham, Selma, and DC, often by Martin Luther King's side.

Reviews

[Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lichtenstein’s art is used to show off the alphabet. This book is put together by Bob Adelman, but I think I would have preferred if Lichtenstien had purposefully written an alphabet book.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Lichtenstein, letters and a good literary abecedarius.