Organization of Catalogue Entries

Guide to the Catalogue

Welcome to Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné, a digital publication by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation that is available to users at no charge. It was launched on the occasion of the artist's centennial in October 2023.

The chapters in this guide outline the scope of our catalogue raisonné project, specify research methodology and resources used, and define the organizational principles that inform the catalogue entries.

The content on these pages was created from documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation's complete or current knowledge. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Artworks are illustrated in Primary Images and—at times—Research Images. The latter are mostly snapshots taken by catalogue raisonné researchers during examination.

Tombstone information is always given; depending on the status of research and the complexity of content, it may be expanded with Examination Notes, Archival Material or Reference Material. When known, the studio where a work was created is listed.

All entries are contextualized with hyperlinks to related artworks, Series/Sets or other relevant information.

Headers found in artwork entries are listed here below. See the various chapters in this Guide for in-depth information on the content they describe.

Classification
Catalogue Number (Alternate Numbers)
Title
Date
Title Source
Alternate Title and Source
Media
Dimensions
Inscriptions
Examination Notes
Studio
Remarks
Keyword
Provenance
Exhibitions
Literature
Archival Material
Reference Material
Research Images