Roy LichtensteinAmerican, 1923–1997Knight on Horseback (I)
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Knight on Horseback (I)” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1996.56.4
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Roy Lichtenstein
The whole life1949
Master’s degree and teaching in Ohio
Lichtenstein entered the graduate programme at Ohio State University and was hired as an art instructor, a post he held on and off for about ten years; in 1949 he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree.
1 June 1949
Married: Isabel Sarisky
1951 · Workplace
Florida
1951
First solo exhibition at the Carlebach Gallery
In 1951 Lichtenstein had his first solo exhibition at the Carlebach Gallery in New York.
1951–1957
Six years in Cleveland and odd jobs
In 1951 Lichtenstein moved to Cleveland, where he stayed for six years, travelling back to New York often. Between periods of painting he took jobs as varied as draftsman and window decorator, and his work fluctuated between Cubism and Expressionism.
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