 Narrative content was in the forefront of much of Lichtenstein 's work as a means to engage the viewer . Measuring 171 @.@ 6 cm × 169 @.@ 5 cm ( 67 @.@ 625 in × 66 @.@ 75 in ) , Drowning Girl presents " a young woman who seems to have cried herself a river ... literally drowning in emotion , " according to Janis Hendrickson . The melodrama makes it clear that she has been hurt by a " Brad " , the name given to several of Lichtenstein 's heroes . Vian Shamounki Borchert says that the caption makes it clear that the subject is practically " drowning in a sea of tears " . 
