Alex Katz (born July 24, 1927) is an American figural artist associated with the Pop Art movement. In particular, he is known for his paintings, sculptures, and prints. July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... House I, created by Roy Lichtenstein in 1996, is designed to be an optical illusion. ... The Mona Lisa is one of the most recognizable artistic paintings in the Western world. ... why hello hello Sculptor redirects here. ... Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. ...

Katz was born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1928 moved to St.Albans, Queens. From 1946 to 1949 he studied at The Cooper Union in New York, and from 1949 to 1950 he studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine. His first one-person show came in 1954: an exhibition of paintings at the Roko Gallery in New York. In 1974 The Whitney Museum of American Art showed "Alex Katz Prints", followed by a traveling retrospective exhibition "Alex Katz" in 1986. His first show abroad was in 1995 - "Alex Katz: American Landscape" at Staatliche Kunsthalle in Baden-Baden, Germany. Brooklyn (named for the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (often shortened to The Cooper Union) is a college founded in 1859 in New York City. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (or School of Art) is a nine week summer artists residency located in Skowhegan, Maine. ... Skowhegan can refer to a town or CDP in Maine. ... Official language(s) None (English de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A summer resident of Lincolnville, Maine since 1954, he has developed a close relationship with local Colby College. The college presented him with an honorary doctorate in 1984. In October 1996, the Colby College Museum of Art opened a wing dedicated to Katz that features more than 400 oil paintings, collages, and prints donated by the artist. Lincolnville is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. ... Colby College, founded in 1813, is one of the United States of Americas oldest independent liberal arts colleges. ...

External links

• Short biography at official website
• The Prodigious Century
• Biography & Available Works by Alex Katz Galerie Ludorff, Duesseldorf, Germany