What:

On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. the Detroit Postal Customer Council (PCC) will honor American artist Roy Lichtenstein with five commemorative Forever stamps featuring his colorful pop art at a Special Dedication at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Attendees will also have an opportunity to learn about the value of joining the Detroit Postal Customer Council (PCC). Created in 1961, local PCC organizations help foster a close working relationship between USPS and commercial mailers with the goal of sharing information about postal products, programs, and services through an educational and collaborative environment.

With the Postal Service’s Delivering For America, 10-year plan to achieve financial sustainability and service excellence, the Detroit PCC offers business customers an overview of how postal improvements can help grow their business.

The event is free and open to the public.

When:

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.

Where:

Detroit Institute of Arts
5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI  48202

Who:

Rick Moreton, District Manager, USPS Michigan 1 District
Ron Morris, Officer-In-Charge, USPS City of Detroit
Elliott Broom, Vice President of Museum Operations, DIA

Background:

Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), the iconic American artist of the pop art movement, stunned the art world in 1961 with his large paintings starring cartoon characters and a range of consumer products, among other unlikely subjects. Some art connoisseurs found them outrageous, but others saw great meaning in them. Lichtenstein’s career quickly took off.

Pop art, which arose in the late 1950s and reached its height in the 1960s, looked to popular culture for its aesthetic. It often was seen as poking fun at consumerism.

With their trademark heavy black outlining, intense colors, dot patterns simulating four-color mechanical printing and machine-made quality, Lichtenstein’s paintings are instantly recognizable.

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