House I

Sculpture by Roy Lichtenstein

House I

Artist| Roy Lichtenstein
Year| 1996–1998
Type| sculpture
Dimensions| 290 cm × 450 cm × 130 cm (115 in × 176 in × 52 in)
Location| National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates| 38°53′27″N 77°01′24″W﻿ / ﻿38.890833°N 77.023333°W﻿ / 38.890833; -77.023333
Owner| National Gallery of Art
Accession| 1998.147.1

House I is a sculpture by Roy Lichtenstein.[1] It has an illusion, which makes it appear inside out, or normally, depending on which way the viewer sees it.

It is located at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden.[2][3]

It was constructed of painted aluminum, modeled in 1996 and constructed in 1999.

Among his last works, it was a part of the House series (Lichtenstein). House II was shown at the Venice Biennale in 1997,[4] and House III was shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[5]

## Illusion

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The house uses optical illusion to play with perspective. To appreciate the full effect, walk at a steady rate along the arc of the sidewalk that runs in front of and nearly perpendicular to the sculpture, with your head turned to one side, facing the sculpture. The house will appear to be spinning in space.

## See also

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* 1996 in art
* List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2

## References

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1. ^ "House I, (sculpture)". SIRIS
2. ^ "House I", Roy Lichtenstein, American, 1923-1997 Archived 2017-05-24 at the Wayback Machine, National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
3. ^ Waymarking
4. ^ "Chronology" Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, Lichtenstein Foundation
5. ^ "Roy Lichtenstein Roof", Metropolitan Museum

## External links

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* Lichtenstein Foundation[permanent dead link‍]
* Roy Lichtenstein’s Optical Illusion Sculpture
* "The Deceptive House of Roy Lichtenstein"
* Virtual Globetrotting

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Roy Lichtenstein

Paintings|

* Ten Dollar Bill (1956)
* Electric Cord (1961)
* Engagement Ring (1961)
* Girl with Ball (1961)
* I Can See the Whole Room...and There's Nobody in It! (1961)
* Look Mickey (1961)
* Mr. Bellamy (1961)
* Roto Broil (1961)
* Blam (1962)
* Brattata (1962)
* Golf Ball (1962)
* Jet Pilot (1962)
* Kiss II (1962)
* Masterpiece (1962)
* Portrait of Madame Cézanne (1962)
* Takka Takka (1962)
* Baseball Manager (1963)
* Bratatat! (1963)
* Crak! (1963)
* Crying Girl (1963)
* Drowning Girl (1963)
* Hopeless (1963)
* In the Car (1963)
* Okay Hot-Shot, Okay! (1963)
* Torpedo...Los! (1963)
* Varoom! (1963)
* Whaam! (1963)
* Woman with Flowered Hat (1963)
* As I Opened Fire (1964)
* Girl in Mirror (1964)
* Happy Tears (1964)
* Nurse (1964)
* I Know...Brad (1964)
* Oh, Jeff...I Love You, Too...But... (1964)
* Ohhh...Alright... (1964)
* Sleeping Girl (1964)
* We Rose Up Slowly (1964)
* Brushstrokes (1965)
* Big Painting No. 6 (1965)
* Girl with Hair Ribbon (1965)
* Grrrrrrrrrrr!! (1965)
* Little Big Painting (1965)
* M-Maybe (1965)
* The Melody Haunts My Reverie (1965)
* Yellow and Green Brushstrokes (1966)
* Artist's Studio--Look Mickey (1973)
* Cubist Still Life with Lemons (1975)
* Bedroom at Arles (1992)
* Large Interior with Three Reflections (1993)
* Nude with Yellow Flower (1994)
* Nudes with Beach Ball (1994)

Sculptures|

* Mermaid (1979)
* Expressionist Head (1980)
* Brushstrokes in Flight (1984)
* Five Brushstrokes (1984 sculpture)
* Five Brushstrokes (1984 series)
* Modern Head (1989)
* The Head of Barcelona (1992)
* Tokyo Brushstroke I and II (1994)
* Brushstroke (1996)
* Brushstrokes (1996)
* House I (1996)

Murals|

* Mural with Blue Brushstroke (1986)
* Times Square Mural (1994)

Other works|

* Brushstrokes series (1965–66)
* BMW Art Car (1977)

Related|

* Mitchell Lichtenstein (son)

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