Which artists were associated with Pop art even though they did not always accept the label?

While many artists are associated with the Pop art movement due to their use of commercial imagery and mass-produced subjects, not all of them embraced the label.

According to historical accounts, the American artist Jim Dine is a notable example of an artist who was frequently grouped with the movement but explicitly rejected the Pop art label.1

The movement itself was highly diverse, and while figures like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein are considered leading exponents, the categorization often served as a broad umbrella for various artists who responded to the commodity-driven values of the postwar era. Other artists frequently associated with the movement include Robert Indiana, Ed Ruscha, Yayoi Kusama, and Wayne Thiebaud, among many others.123