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Eduardo Paolozzi produces what is often considered to be one of the first works of true pop art, I was a Rich Man's Plaything. This collage even features the word “pop” itself, emerging from a gun.

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The Independent Group forms, where the first pop artists in London's art scene meet and collaborate. This group produced many of the first exhibitions to feature pop art, and included a number of artists that are considered to be founders of the movement. Among them were Richard Hamilton and Eduardo Paolozzi. Lawrence Alloway was also among the members of the Independent Group, and he is credited with coining the term “pop art"

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eduardo Paolozzi and Nigel Henderson - Saferbrowser Image Search Results

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Feb 23, 2017 - Edouardo Paolozzi and Nigel Henderson - Saferbrowser Yahoo Image Search Results

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The Independent Group is now dissolved, however many of the artists continue to meet informally, and several of them feature in the exhibition This is Tomorrow. Notably, Richard Hamilton's collage Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing? is displayed, a collage that would later be considered one of the turning points of the movement and one of the earliest pieces of true pop art.

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Lawrence Alloway writes an essay about pop art, called The Arts and the Mass Media, which helps to popularize the movement and further define it.

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The term “pop art” is used for the first time in the U.S. by the Museum of Modern Art in New York during a symposium. Andy Warhol exhibits his Campbell's Soup Cans for the first time; this is also his first solo exhibition.

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Roy Lichtenstein produces one of his most famous paintings, Drowning Girl, which is an almost exact copy of a panel from the DC comic Secret Hearts.

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the American supermarket exhibit takes place

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Warhol's iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe to further indulge in the world of pop culture

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Patrick Joseph Caulfield, CBE, RA, was an English painter and printmaker known for his bold canvases, which often incorporated elements of photorealism within a pared-down scene. Examples of his work are Pottery and Still Life Ingredients. here is his work titled 'wine glasses' in a pop art style

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Warhol showed a great deal of interest in the Chinese political situation in 1971: “I have been reading so much about China. They’re so nutty. They don’t believe in creativity. The only picture they ever have is of Mao Zedong. It’s great. It looks like a silkscreen”. The following year he created a portrait of the communist leader based on a photograph from his famous Little Red Book – ‘The thoughts of Chairman Mao’.

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Keith Haring is known for colourful, cartoon artworks and certain characters such as crawling babies, barking dogs and spaceships.