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Bratatat!
Bratatat! is a 1963 pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein in his comic book style of using Ben-Day dots and a text balloon.
Background.
Lichtenstein was a trained United States Army pilot, draftsman and artist as well as a World War II veteran who never saw active combat. His list of aeronautical themed works is extensive. Within that genre, Lichtenstein has produced several works featuring pilots situated in cockpits during air combat such as "Jet Pilot" (1962), "Brattata" (
1962), "Bratatat!" (1963), and "Okay Hot-Shot, Okay!" (1963). "Bratatat!" along with "Whaam!" and "Varoom!" are among Lichtenstein's most recognizable onomatopoeic works.
The source of "Bratatat!" is "All-American Men of War" #90 (March–April 1962, DC Comics). "Bratatat!" depicts a jet fighter pilot engaged in military conflict. The black and white sketch of this work