The iconic American artist Roy Lichtenstein was born #OnThisDay in 1923. A pioneer of the Pop Art movement, he created his first cartoon-style style paintings in the 1950s. Exaggerated printed dots, loud lettering and violently coloured explosions became the trademarks of his work. Heavily influenced by advertising of the time, his tongue-in-cheek style often served as a social commentary on the changing nature of contemporary American society. Bold, graphic, iconic and kitsch, these are real st