▁well ▁as ▁the ▁signature ▁" rf ▁L ichten stein " ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁between ▁one ▁and ▁ 2 5 , ▁followed ▁by ▁/ 2 5 , ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁print ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁specific ▁work , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 5 6 / 7 9 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Stephen ▁Go ode , ▁a ▁critic ▁for ▁Ins ight ▁on ▁the ▁News , ▁considered ▁the ▁piece ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Pop ▁Art ▁movement , ▁label ing ▁the ▁work ▁" a ▁sign ▁of ▁things ▁to ▁come ▁as ▁other ▁artists ▁tack led ▁common ▁yet ▁sac ros an ct ▁items , ▁including ▁the ▁American ▁flag ". ▁L ichten stein , ▁reflect ing ▁on ▁his ▁work , ▁told ▁rep or ters , ▁" The ▁idea ▁of ▁counter fe iting ▁money ▁always ▁occurs ▁to ▁you ▁when ▁you ▁do ▁l ith ography ". ▁Despite ▁the ▁assess ments ▁of ▁critics , ▁L ichten stein , ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Joan ▁Mar ter , ▁considered ▁the ▁work ▁to ▁be ▁" a ▁kind ▁of ▁Cub ist ▁doll ar ▁bill , ▁not ▁a ▁Pop ▁one ". ▁He ▁continued , ▁" The ▁fact ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁ten - d ollar - b ill ▁at ▁all ▁[ s ug gest s ▁that ] ▁there ▁was ▁some ▁kind ▁of ▁Pop ▁influence ▁on ▁me ▁that ▁I ▁wasn ' t ▁aware ▁of ▁so ▁much . ▁They ' re ▁really ▁not ▁Pop ▁at ▁all . ▁They ' re ▁more ▁fun ny , ▁or ▁hum orous , ▁or ▁something ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁book ▁Off