What is it about this painting that I like?
I have talked about and taught this painting for years.
I have seen it in two Litchenstein retrospectives and visited it whenever it is on display at the Tate Modern.
I own badges, postcards and calendars with the image on.
I have stood in-front of Year 8 students and discussed the meanings in the image for over an hour.
I have copied it and reworked it in different media.
On one occasion I had a parent complain that I was teaching it at all!
Maybe it is the gentle poking fun at the art establishment that I read in this painting and the spin on serious world events like the Korean War.
Here is an interesting juxtaposition, Whaam! and Guernica.
Oh and happy 4th of July….
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