Neil Gaiman has successfully nudged the Museum of Modern Art into attributing Roy Lichtenstein’s “inspiration” for one of his paintings.
I’m genuinely thrilled to see that @MuseumModernArt now credits Tony Abruzzo in https://t.co/t4GkJerYKU and the commentary seems much more relevant. Well done and thank you to Moma for fixing it. https://t.co/r7tHL5B91D
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) December 2, 2021
Gaiman also corrected MoMA for giving the wrong comic book title. It’s Secret Hearts, not Secret Love. Presumably, from now on MoMA will properly cite the original comic book issues and artists behind Lichtenstein’s famous works.
Much of the credit for raising awareness goes to fellow Westfield State alum David Barsalou. Decades ago, David began his “Deconstructing Roy Lichtenstein” project, identifying the comic book panels Lichtenstein swiped for all of his Pop-Art paintings.