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{{short description|American philanthropist}}
{{Short description|American philanthropist (1939–2024)}}

{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
|name = Dorothy Lichtenstein
|name = Dorothy Lichtenstein
|image = Dorothy Lichtenstein, posing for the cameras MG 1208.jpg
|caption = Lichtenstein (left) with a cameraman, 2015
|birth_name = Dorothy Herzka
|birth_name = Dorothy Herzka
|birth_date = {{birth date|1939|10|26}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1939|10|26}}
|birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
|birth_place = [[New York City, New York]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2024|07|04|1939|10|26}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|2024|07|04|1939|10|26}}
|death_place = [[Southampton, New York]], U.S.
|death_place = [[Southampton, New York]], U.S.
|occupation = Philanthropist
|occupation = Philanthropist
|spouse = {{marriage|[[Roy Lichtenstein]]||1997|end=died.}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/nyregion/how-dorothy-lichtenstein-philanthropist-spends-her-sundays.html|title=How Dorothy Lichtenstein, Philanthropist, Spends Her Sundays|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Tammy|last=La Gorce|date=July 6, 2018|access-date=July 11, 2024}}</ref>
|spouse = {{marriage|[[Roy Lichtenstein]]||1997|end=died}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/nyregion/how-dorothy-lichtenstein-philanthropist-spends-her-sundays.html|title=How Dorothy Lichtenstein, Philanthropist, Spends Her Sundays|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Tammy|last=La Gorce|date=July 6, 2018|access-date=July 11, 2024}}</ref>
|alma mater = [[Arcadia University|Beaver College]]
|alma mater = [[Beaver College]]
}}
}}


'''Dorothy Lichtenstein''' (born '''Dorothy Herzka''';<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oralhistoryportal.library.columbia.edu/document.php?id=ldpd_15892195|title=Oral history interview with Dorothy Lichtenstein, 2015|work=Columbia Center For Oral History|date=2015|access-date=July 11, 2024}}</ref> October 26, 1939 – July 4, 2024) was an American [[Philanthropy|philanthropist]].
'''Dorothy Lichtenstein''' (born '''Dorothy Herzka''';<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oralhistoryportal.library.columbia.edu/document.php?id=ldpd_15892195|title=Oral history interview with Dorothy Lichtenstein, 2015|work=Columbia Center For Oral History|date=2015|access-date=July 11, 2024}}</ref> October 26, 1939 – July 4, 2024) was an American philanthropist.


== Life and career ==
== Life and career ==
Lichtenstein was born in the [[Crown Heights, Brooklyn|Crown Heights]] section of Brooklyn, New York City, on October 26, 1939<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m4WP-3ppltgC|title=Artists' Estates: Reputations in Trust|page=363|date=2005|publisher=Rutgers University Press|editor=Diane Cousineau, Magda Salvesen|isbn=9780813536040|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> to Mathilda Thelma (Berkowitz) Herzka and Lloyd Herzka, a municipal judge.<ref name="a" /> She attended [[Beaver College]].<ref name="a" /> Lichtenstein was president of the [[Roy Lichtenstein#Roy Lichtenstein Foundation|Roy Lichtenstein Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1011396113/|title=Foes have over $1M each: Romaine, Calone face off in Suffolk County exec race|work=[[Newsday]]|location=New York, New York|date=October 10, 2023|access-date=July 11, 2024|page=A12|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> from 1999 to 2024. She died at her home in [[Southampton, New York]] on July 4, 2024, at the age of 84.<ref name="a">{{Cite web |last=Solomon |first=Deborah |date=July 17, 2024 |title=Dorothy Lichtenstein, Philanthropist and a Rare 'Artist's Widow,' Dies at 84 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/arts/dorothy-lichtenstein-dead.html |access-date=July 11, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |page=B10 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dorothy-lichtenstein-president-of-the-roy-lichtenstein-foundation-dies-at-84/ar-BB1pz6Fp?ocid=BingNewsSerp|title=Dorothy Lichtenstein, President of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, Dies at 84|first=Tessa|last=Solomon|date=July 2024|work=[[ARTnews]]|access-date=July 11, 2024|via=[[MSN]]}}</ref>
Lichtenstein was born in New York City.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Artists_Estates/m4WP-3ppltgC?hl=en|title=Artists' Estates: Reputations in Trust|page=363|date=2005|publisher=Rutgers University Press|editor=Diane Cousineau, Magda Salvesen|ISBN=9780813536040|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> She attended [[Arcadia University|Beaver College]].<ref name="a" />

Lichtenstein was president of the [[Roy Lichtenstein]] Foundation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1011396113/|title=Foes have over $1M each: Romaine, Calone face off in Suffolk County exec race|work=[[Newsday]]|location=New York, New York|date=October 10, 2023|access-date=July 11, 2024|page=A12|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> from 1997 to 2024.


After studying art history at [[Arcadia University]] Dorothy returned to New York City in the early to mid 1960s and became the director of the '''Paul Bianchini Gallery''' on 57th street. While at the Bianchini Gallery in the mid-1960s she met and eventually married Roy Lichtenstein in 1968.<ref>(https://www.artforum.com/news/dorothy-lichtenstein-dies-19392024-556502/ Art Forum)</ref><ref>(https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/collection/data/1313966412 Archivegrid)</ref><ref>(https://mag.citizensofhumanity.com/blog/2015/12/14/dorothy-lichtenstein/ CitizensofHumanity)</ref>
Lichtenstein died on July 4, 2024, at her home in [[Southampton, New York]], at the age of 84.<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/arts/dorothy-lichtenstein-dead.html|title=Dorothy Lichtenstein, Philanthropist and a Rare ‘Artist’s Widow,’ Dies at 84|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Deborah|last=Solomon|date=July 11, 2024|access-date=July 11, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dorothy-lichtenstein-president-of-the-roy-lichtenstein-foundation-dies-at-84/ar-BB1pz6Fp?ocid=BingNewsSerp|title=Dorothy Lichtenstein, President of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, Dies at 84|first=Tessa|last=Solomon|date=July 2024|work=[[ARTnews]]|access-date=July 11, 2024|via=[[MSN]]}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 18:10, 25 December 2024

Dorothy Lichtenstein
Lichtenstein (left) with a cameraman, 2015
Born
Dorothy Herzka

(1939-10-26)October 26, 1939
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 4, 2024(2024-07-04) (aged 84)
Southampton, New York, U.S.
Alma materBeaver College
OccupationPhilanthropist
Spouse
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(died 1997)​
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Dorothy Lichtenstein (born Dorothy Herzka;[2] October 26, 1939 – July 4, 2024) was an American philanthropist.

Life and career

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Lichtenstein was born in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York City, on October 26, 1939[3] to Mathilda Thelma (Berkowitz) Herzka and Lloyd Herzka, a municipal judge.[4] She attended Beaver College.[4] Lichtenstein was president of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation[5] from 1999 to 2024. She died at her home in Southampton, New York on July 4, 2024, at the age of 84.[4][6]

After studying art history at Arcadia University Dorothy returned to New York City in the early to mid 1960s and became the director of the Paul Bianchini Gallery on 57th street. While at the Bianchini Gallery in the mid-1960s she met and eventually married Roy Lichtenstein in 1968.[7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ La Gorce, Tammy (July 6, 2018). "How Dorothy Lichtenstein, Philanthropist, Spends Her Sundays". The New York Times. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Oral history interview with Dorothy Lichtenstein, 2015". Columbia Center For Oral History. 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Diane Cousineau, Magda Salvesen, ed. (2005). Artists' Estates: Reputations in Trust. Rutgers University Press. p. 363. ISBN 9780813536040 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c Solomon, Deborah (July 17, 2024). "Dorothy Lichtenstein, Philanthropist and a Rare 'Artist's Widow,' Dies at 84". The New York Times. p. B10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "Foes have over $1M each: Romaine, Calone face off in Suffolk County exec race". Newsday. New York, New York. October 10, 2023. p. A12. Retrieved July 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  6. ^ Solomon, Tessa (July 2024). "Dorothy Lichtenstein, President of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, Dies at 84". ARTnews. Retrieved July 11, 2024 – via MSN.
  7. ^ (https://www.artforum.com/news/dorothy-lichtenstein-dies-19392024-556502/ Art Forum)
  8. ^ (https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/collection/data/1313966412 Archivegrid)
  9. ^ (https://mag.citizensofhumanity.com/blog/2015/12/14/dorothy-lichtenstein/ CitizensofHumanity)
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