James Rosenquist
- Introduction
- James Rosenquist (November 29, 1933 – March 31, 2017) was an American artist and one of the proponents of the pop art movement. Drawing from his background working in sign painting, Rosenquist's pieces often explored the role of advertising and consumer culture in art and society, utilizing techniques he learned making commercial art to depict popular cultural icons and mundane everyday objects. While his works have often been compared to those from other key figures of the pop art movement, such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, Rosenquist's pieces were unique in the way that they often employed elements of surrealism using fragments of advertisements and cultural imagery to emphasize the overwhelming nature of ads. He was a 2001 inductee into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.
- Wikidata
- Q448845
- Introduction
- Pop artist whose work was strongly influenced by his years as a billboard painter (1955-1958). In his signature style on large canvases, Rosenquist would juxtapose imagery taken from advertisements, magazines, and pop culture as a whole.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Painter, Sculptor
- Names
- James Rosenquist, James Albert Rosenquist
- Ulan
- 500021855
Exhibitions
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412: Domestic Disruption
Ongoing
MoMA
Collection gallery
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412: From Soup Cans to Flying Saucers
Oct 21, 2019–Sep 20, 2020
MoMA
Collection gallery
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Studio Visit: Selected Gifts from Agnes Gund
Apr 29–Jul 22, 2018
MoMA
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The Long Run
Nov 11, 2017–May 5, 2019
MoMA
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From the Collection:
1960–1969 Mar 26, 2016–Mar 19, 2017
MoMA
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James Rosenquist has
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James Rosenquist Certificate (plate 14) from The International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving: The International Avant-Garde, Volume 5: America Discovered (Anthologia internazionale dell'incisione contemporanea: L'Avanguardia internazionale: Volume 5: Scoperta dell'America) 1962, published 1964
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James Rosenquist Marilyn Monroe, I 1962
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James Rosenquist Doorstop 1963
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Various Artists, Pierre Alechinsky, Karel Appel, Enrico Baj, Alan Davie, Jim Dine, Öyvind Fahlström, Sam Francis, Robert Indiana, Alfred Jensen, Asger Jorn, Allan Kaprow, Kiki (Kiki O. K.) Kogelnik, Alfred Leslie, Roy Lichtenstein, Joan Mitchell, Claes Oldenburg, Mel Ramos, Robert Rauschenberg, Jean-Paul Riopelle, James Rosenquist, Antonio Saura, Kimber Smith, K.R.H. Sonderborg, Walasse Ting, Bram van Velde, Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselmann 1¢ Life 1963–64, published 1964
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James Rosenquist Double page plate (pages 20 and 21) from 1¢ Life 1964
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George Brecht, Allan D'Arcangelo, Jim Dine, Stephen Durkee, Lette Eisenhauer, Stanley Fisher, Sam Goodman, Red Grooms, Robert Indiana, Allan Kaprow, Roy Lichtenstein, Boris Lurie, Claes Oldenburg, James Rosenquist, George Segal, Richard Stankiewicz, Wayne Thiebaud, Andy Warhol, Robert Watts, Robert Whitman, Various Artists The International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving: The International Avant-Garde, Volume 5: America Discovered (Anthologia internazionale dell'incisione contemporanea: L'Avanguardia internazionale: Volume 5: Scoperta dell'America) 1962–64, published 1964
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James Rosenquist Campaign 1965
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James Rosenquist Circles of Confusion from 11 Pop Artists, Volume I 1965, published 1966
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James Rosenquist Whipped Butter for Eugen Ruchin from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II 1965, published 1966
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James Rosenquist For Love from11 Pop Artists, Volume III 1965, published 1966
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James Rosenquist F-111 1964-65
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James Rosenquist Collage for F-111 1964–65
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James Rosenquist Collage for F-111 1964
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James Rosenquist Collage for F-111 1964
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James Rosenquist Collage for F-111 1964
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James Rosenquist Collage for F-111 1964
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James Rosenquist Collage for F-111 1964
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James Rosenquist Collage for F-111 1964
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James Rosenquist Collage for F-111 (1964-65)
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James Rosenquist Collage for F-111 1964
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James Rosenquist Collage for F-111 1964
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James Rosenquist Collage for F-111 (1964-65)
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James Rosenquist Collage for F-111 1964–65
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James Rosenquist Collage for F-111 1964
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James Rosenquist Collage for F-111 1964–65
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James Rosenquist Collage for F-111 1964
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Allan D'Arcangelo, Jim Dine, Allen Jones, Gerald Laing, Roy Lichtenstein, Peter Phillips, Mel Ramos, James Rosenquist, Andy Warhol, John Wesley, Tom Wesselmann, Various Artists 11 Pop Artists 1966
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Arman, Mary Bauermeister, Öyvind Fahlström, John Goodyear, Charles Hinman, Allen Jones, Robert Motherwell, Ad Reinhardt, James Rosenquist, Saul Steinberg, Various Artists New York International 1965–66, published 1966
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James Rosenquist Somewhere to Light from New York International 1966
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James Rosenquist Aspen Easter Jazz 1900-1967
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Various Artists, Lee Bontecou, Jasper Johns, Donald Judd, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Morris, Larry Poons, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Frank Stella, Andy Warhol Ten from Leo Castelli 1967
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James Rosenquist Sketch for Forest Ranger from Ten from Leo Castelli 1967
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James Rosenquist Expo 67 Mural - Firepole 33' x 17' 1967
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James Rosenquist Cold Spaghetti Postcard 1968
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James Rosenquist Forehead I 1968
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James Rosenquist Forehead II 1968
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James Rosenquist See-Saw, Class Systems 1968
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James Rosenquist Horse Blinders Flash Card 1969
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James Rosenquist Untitled (Flamingo Capsule) 1969
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James Rosenquist Bunraku 1970
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James Rosenquist Night Smoke 1969-70
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James Rosenquist Cold Light (May 7-October 12) 1971
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James Rosenquist Mastaba 1971
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James Rosenquist Night Smoke II 1969-72
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R. B. Kitaj, Ellsworth Kelly, Alex Katz, David Hockney, Adolph Gottlieb, Joseph Cornell, James Rosenquist, Various Artists Prints for Phoenix House 1972
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James Rosenquist My Mind Is a Glass of Water from Prints for Phoenix House 1972
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James Rosenquist Flower Garden 1972
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James Rosenquist Pushbutton 1972
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