▁critics . ▁L ichten stein ▁also ▁began ▁experiment ing ▁in ▁abstract ▁expression ism , ▁using ▁the ▁technique ▁on ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁western ▁painting ▁designs . ▁These ▁were ▁poor ly ▁received , ▁however , ▁being ▁compared ▁by ▁one ▁critic ▁to ▁" the ▁do od ling ▁of ▁a ▁five - year ▁old ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁L ichten stein ▁created ▁twenty - five ▁ed itions ▁of ▁Ten ▁D ollar ▁Bill ▁and ▁gave ▁them ▁to ▁several ▁private ▁collect ors ▁and ▁museum s . ▁Starting ▁in ▁late ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Ten ▁D ollar ▁Bill ▁went ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁along ▁with ▁ 8 9 ▁of ▁L ichten stein ' s ▁print ▁art works . ▁As ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁" The ▁Pr ints ▁of ▁Roy ▁L ichten stein ", ▁the ▁piece ▁was ▁displayed ▁in ▁Washington ▁until ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁put ▁on ▁display ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁that ▁city ' s ▁Winter F est ▁' 9 5 , ▁starting ▁in ▁mid - F ebru ary ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁tour ▁moved ▁in ▁May ▁to ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁the ▁final ▁place ▁it ▁was ▁displayed . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁L ichten stein ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁don ated ▁ 1 5 4 ▁prints ▁of ▁his ▁art work ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Art ▁for