File:Sleeping Girl (Lichtenstein painting).jpg

1964, Magna on canvas

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Sleeping Girl (Lichtenstein painting)

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To illustrate an important painting that is the subject of critical review. The image allows the viewer to see what the a representation of the subject. Without it, the viewer is unable to picture the work of art, detrimentally affecting the viewers understanding.

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The image linked here is claimed to be used under fair use in Sleeping Girl as:

1. This is the main image in Sleeping Girl, which is an article that entirely consists of analysis, commentary and criticism of Sleeping Girl.
2. The subject of the image is a historically significant artwork as one of the cornerstone works that the Pop art art movement was founded upon in North America.
3. The image is only being used for informational purposes to depict the most important art work in the article.
4. Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it exemplifies an important topic from this article.
5. The image depicts one of the most important pieces of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
6. copies made from it will be of very inferior quality to the original,
7. the image is only being used for the purpose of analysis or criticism,
8. there is no alternative, public domain or free-copyrighted replacement available.