Jewish American Identity and Erasure in Pop Art

This volume focuses on Jewish American identity within the context of Pop art in New York City during the 1960s to reveal the multivalent identities and selves often ignored in Pop scholarship.

Melissa L. Mednicov is Associate Professor of Art History at Sam Houston State University.

1. Introduction and Before Pop: Jewish American Identity in New York City; 2. Roy Lichtenstein: The Missing Jewish Pop Artist; 3. The Jewish Museum in the Sixties; 4. Gallerists, Collectors, and Art Historians in the Sixties: Class, Mobility, and Jewish American Identity; 5. Edges of Pop; 6. Contemporary Connections and Conclusions