, his famous 1963
picture of a fighter plane being shot by another, and Drowning Girl, both appropriated from contemporary comics, as well as the Artist's Studio series which saw him bring his graphic, pop style to his own surroundings and other real - life art works.
- a cartoon - style
picture of a
fighter aircraft firing a rocket at an enemy
plane complete with a vivid explosion and the caption «I pressed the fire control... and ahead
of me rockets blazed through the sky...» Through this and other works, Lichtenstein began to achieve worldwide attention and, arguably - along with Andy Warhol - became one
of the leading representatives
of Pop art culture.