Recognition
- 1995 National Medal of the Arts, Washington D.C.
- 1995 Kyoto Prize, Inamori Foundation, Kyoto, Japan.
- 1993 Amici de Barcelona, from Mayor Pasqual Maragall, L’Alcalde de Barcelona.
- 1991 Creative Arts Award in Painting, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts.
- 1989 American Academy in Rome, Rome, Italy. Artist in residence.
- 1979 American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York.
- 1977 Skowhegan Medal for Painting, Skowhegan School, Skowhegan, Maine.
Lichtenstein received numerous Honorary Doctorate degrees from, among others, the George Washington University (1996), Bard College, Royal College of Art (1993), Ohio State University (1987), Southampton College (1980), and the California Institute of the Arts (1977). He also served on the board of the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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