Dorothy Lichtenstein, President and Coexecutor of the Lichtenstein Estate, has remained active in the New York contemporary art scene since the early 1960s. After attending Beaver College, she worked at the Paul Bianchini Gallery, organizing exhibitions and projects dealing with emerging Pop art, and with William Copley, editing and publishing portfolios of artists' works for The Letter Edged in Black Press. She married Roy Lichtenstein in 1968. The French Ministry of Culture and Communication awarded her an Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2001.

Dr. Jack Cowart, Executive Director, was previously Deputy Director/Chief Curator of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (1992-1999); Head of Department of 20th Century Art at the National Gallery of Art (1983-1992); and held prior museum curatorial posts in St. Louis and Hartford. Receiving his Ph.D. in the history of art from The Johns Hopkins University (1972), Dr. Cowart is a widely published and recognized authority on Roy Lichtenstein and Henri Matisse as well as on other American and European 20th-century modern and contemporary art and artists. The French Ministry of Culture and Communication awarded him a Chevalier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2001.

Cassandra Lozano, Managing Director and Administrator to the Estate, managed Lichtenstein's studio from 1990 to 1997. An artist with a B.F.A. from the University of Texas, Austin, and a M.F.A. from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Ms. Lozano previously worked at the Fabric Workshop in Philadelphia. Her own work has been exhibited recently in several American museums and commercial galleries.

Natasha Sigmund, Registrar, has been doing registrar work for over 25 years in contemporary art museums and galleries. She is a member of the Registrar's committee of the American Association of Museums. She also makes jewelry to keep her creative side alive.




Other Foundation Staff are [Fall 2009]:

Clare Bell, Manager, Artist Documentation and Researcher, Catalogue Raisonné
Evan Ryer, Information Management Assistant
Andrea Theil, Catalogue Raisonné, International Research Associate
Larry Levine, Senior Administrative Associate

The Foundation works closely with the Estate of Roy Lichtenstein: Ms.Lozano (who also acts as Estate Administrator), Shelley Lee (Intellectual Property Rights Manager for the Estate), James dePasquale (Senior Studio Assistant and Storage Manager for the Estate), as well as other contract staff. Ms. Lozano and Mr. De Pasquale are exhibiting artists; Dr. Lee is a clinical psychologist.

The Foundation and the Estate of Roy Lichtenstein are separate legal and financial entities. From time to time the Foundation may receive support from the artist's immediate family.