Washington, DC’s latest American pop art addition is called “Modern Head”, by famed American pop artist, Roy Lichtenstein.
This blue painted stainless steel, 31-foot tall sculpture was installed at the corner of Ninth and F Streets in late August, on the grounds of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
First installed in 1996, just one block from the World Trade Center, in Battery Park in New York City, it survived the September 11th attack with only minor scratches. A month later, it was moved to another gallery in Nassau County, New York, then to a botanic garden in Coral Gables, Florida.
The piece is part of a series of four sculptures by Lichtenstein that created sculptures of human figures that look like machines.
Roy Lichtenstein is most widely know for his giant pop art comics Ben-day Dots paintings, such as his most famous piece “Wham”. The National Gallery of Art is the largest collector of Lichtenstein’s work, after he donated over 150 prints to the museum a year before his death.
“Modern Head” by Roy Lichtenstein.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Ninth and F Streets
Washington, DC (map it)
Dates and Times – Viewable 24 hours-a-day. The museum is open daily 11:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Admission – FREE to view the statute or enter the museum.
Nearest Metro Subway Station - Gallery Place – Chinatown, Red, Green and Yellow lines, then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator.
Parking – Metered street and paid garage parking is available in the area.
Images - from personal collection; ©2008, Jon Rochetti
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