Storiascopio · Era 12 of 12 · lower secondary year 3
Pop art
about 1962 · United States (New York and Los Angeles) and Great Britain
In short
In the 1950s and 1960s, first in Great Britain and then in the United States, some artists began to take everyday objects as their subject: tins, comics, adverts, film stars. In 1962 Andy Warhol showed 32 canvases, each with a different Campbell's soup tin. Roy Lichtenstein blew up comic-strip pictures, including the dots of the printing. The name pop comes from the English word ‘popular’.
Why it matters Pop art brought the world of shopping and advertising into museums, and it still influences graphic design and fashion.
Source: MoMA, “Andy Warhol, Campbell's Soup Cans, 1962”
Where we are in the era “Today”
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1953Event 6 of 252022
Your turn
Name ______________________ Class ______ Date __________
When did it happen? Find the date at the top and write it here:
Tell it in your own words: what happened?
Draw the scene below.
storiascopio.com/en/event/pop-art/ · free worksheet, you may photocopy it for your class