James Rosenquist
- Introduction
- James Rosenquist (November 29, 1933 – March 31, 2017) was an American artist and one of the protagonists in 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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Studio Visit: Selected Gifts from Agnes Gund
April 29–
July 22, 2018 MoMA
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The Long Run
November 11, 2017–
May 5, 2019 MoMA
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From the Collection: 1960–1969
March 26, 2016–
March 19, 2017 MoMA
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Ileana Sonnabend: Ambassador for the New
December 21, 2013–
April 21, 2014 MoMA
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James Rosenquist: F-111
January 25–
July 30, 2012 MoMA
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James Rosenquist has 80 exhibitionsonline.
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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 1964
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Various Artists, 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 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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Various Artists, Allan D'Arcangelo, Jim Dine, Allen Jones, Gerald Laing, Roy Lichtenstein, Peter Phillips, Mel Ramos, James Rosenquist, Andy Warhol, John Wesley, Tom Wesselmann 11 Pop Artists 1966
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Various Artists, Arman, Mary Bauermeister, Öyvind Fahlström, John Goodyear, Charles Hinman, Allen Jones, Robert Motherwell, Ad Reinhardt, James Rosenquist, Saul Steinberg 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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Various Artists, R. B. Kitaj, Ellsworth Kelly, Alex Katz, David Hockney, Adolph Gottlieb, Joseph Cornell, James Rosenquist 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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James Rosenquist Zone 1972
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James Rosenquist 15 Years Magnified Through a Drop of Water 1972-73
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Various Artists, Lee Bontecou, Robert Breer, John Chamberlain, Walter De Maria, Mark di Suvero, Jim Dine, Öyvind Fahlström, Dan Flavin, Red Grooms, Hans Haacke, Alex Hay, Donald Judd, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Sol LeWitt, Robert Morris, Louise Nevelson, Kenneth Noland, Claes Oldenburg, Nam June Paik, Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Whitman, James Rosenquist, George Segal, Richard Serra, Keith Sonnier, Richard Stankiewicz, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol The New York Collection for Stockholm 1973
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James Rosenquist Untitled from The New York Collection for Stockholm 1973
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James Rosenquist The Light that Won't Fail I (1973, dated 1972)
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James Rosenquist Flame Out For Picasso from Homage to Picasso (Hommage à Picasso) 1973, published 1975
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James Rosenquist Flamingo Capsule 1973
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James Rosenquist First 1973
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James Rosenquist Off the Continental Divide 1973-74
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James Rosenquist Marilyn 1974
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James Rosenquist 1/2 Sunglass/Landing Net/Triangle from the series Nail 1974
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James Rosenquist F-111 (South, West, North, East) 1974
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James Rosenquist Paper Clip 1974
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James Rosenquist Time Flowers from the series Nails 1974
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James Rosenquist Slip Stream 1975
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Various Artists, William Bailey, James Brooks, Allan D'Arcangelo, Roy Lichtenstein, Constantino Nivola, Robert Andrew Parker, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Edward Ruscha, Raymond Saunders, Ben Schonzeit, Velox Ward America: The Third Century 1975
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James Rosenquist Miles from America: The Third Century 1975
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James Rosenquist Trash Can in the Grass Calyx-Krater 1977
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James Rosenquist Head Stand 1977
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James Rosenquist Terrarium 1978
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James Rosenquist Alphabet Avalanche 1979
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James Rosenquist Chambers 1980
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James Rosenquist Drawing #9 for Time Flowers 1980
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James Rosenquist "When a Leak..." 1980
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James Rosenquist Untitled 1980
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James Rosenquist Fahrenheit 1982° 1982
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James Rosenquist Paper Head on a Nuclear Pillow from the series The Glass Wishes 1982
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James Rosenquist Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics 1983
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James Rosenquist Electrical Nymphs on a Non-Objective Ground 1984
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James Rosenquist Digits from the Wildwood 1984
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James Rosenquist Hand Towel 1984
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James Rosenquist Night Transitions 1985
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James Rosenquist Drawing for Leakey, Ride for Dr. Leakey 1985
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James Rosenquist Lady Dog Lizard 1985
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James Rosenquist Welcome to the Water Planet 1987
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James Rosenquist Space Dust from the series Welcome to the Water Planet 1989
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James Rosenquist Time Door Time D'Or from the series Welcome to the Water Planet 1989
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James Rosenquist Untitled 1994
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James Rosenquist The Flame Still Dances on Leo's Book from The Leo Castelli 90th Birthday Portfolio 1997, published 1998
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Various Artists, Louise Bourgeois, Francesco Clemente, David Hockney, Dennis Hopper, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist, David Salle, Frank Stella, Andy Warhol The Geldzahler Portfolio 1997–98, published 1998
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James Rosenquist Henry's Arrival on the Art World Causes Gravity from The Geldzahler Portfolio 1997, published 1998
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Various Artists, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Joseph Kosuth, Roy Lichtenstein, Bruce Nauman, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Edward Ruscha, Richard Serra The Leo Castelli 90th Birthday Portfolio 1997, published 1998
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James Rosenquist Hitchhiker - Speed of Light 1999
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James Rosenquist Navigator - Speed of Light 1999
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James Rosenquist Passenger - Speed of Light 1999
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James Rosenquist Pilot - Speed of Light 1999
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James Rosenquist Rider - Speed of Light 1999
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James Rosenquist Sailor - Speed of Light 1999
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James Rosenquist The Meteor Hits Picasso's Bed 1999
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Various Artists, Sylvie Fleury, Jason Rhoades, James Rosenquist, Henry Bond, Dave Eggers Parkett no. 58 1999
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James Rosenquist Drifter: Speed of Light (for Parkett no. 58) 2000
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James Rosenquist The Stowaway Peers Out at the Speed of Light 2001
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James Rosenquist Light Catcher 2005
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