Modern Head - Washington, DC - Abstract Public Sculptures on Waymarking.com

"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.

he 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." (visit link)

Title: Modern Head Artist: Roy Lichtenstein Media (materials) used: metal Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Smithsonian American Art Museum Date of creation or placement: Placed 2008

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