Roy Lichtenstein’s Art Style Explained Through Ben-Day Dots, Comics and Pop Art

In 1962, Leo Castelli Gallery hung eight paintings by Roy Lichtenstein that looked like comic panels blown up to the size of a canvas. This fall the Whitney has reunited all eight. The dots, the heavy outlines and the tight crops came from deliberate choices, and knowing them changes how you look at a painting or a print you might want to own.