The Heavier-than-Air Machine

1953

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: color woodcut on Japanese paper
Dimensions: image: 31.4 x 38.3 cm (12 3/8 x 15 1/16 in.) sheet: 42.6 x 52.4 cm (16 3/4 x 20 5/8 in.)
Collection no.: 1996.56.22
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

The Heavier-than-Air Machine — Roy Lichtenstein. 1953.

Medium: color woodcut on Japanese paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 31.4 x 38.3 cm (12 3/8 x 15 1/16 in.) sheet: 42.6 x 52.4 cm (16 3/4 x 20 5/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1996.56.22. Gift of Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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