pop ▁art ▁work , ▁the ▁l ith ograph ▁is ▁considered ▁by ▁Jan is ▁Hend rick son ▁to ▁be ▁" a ▁Pic asso - es que ▁vision ▁of ▁what ▁currency ▁could ▁look ▁like ", ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁" hum orous " ▁combination ▁of ▁" est ab lished ▁art ▁forms ▁and ▁Amer icana ". ▁The ▁drawing ▁has ▁the ▁dimensions ▁and ▁shape ▁of ▁the ▁ten - d ollar ▁bill , ▁and ▁completely ▁covers ▁the ▁space ▁needed , ▁which ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁L ichten stein ▁being ▁considered ▁by ▁Hend rick son ▁as ▁" al most ▁seem ing ▁to ▁be ▁for ging ▁money ". ▁Hend rick son ▁also ▁describes ▁the ▁picture ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁" brand - new ▁bill ▁of ▁tender ▁and ▁not ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁one ". ▁Mary ▁Lee ▁Cor lett ▁and ▁Hend rick son ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁" sch ematic ▁head " ▁of ▁the ▁med all ion ▁portrait ▁of ▁Alexander ▁Hamilton , ▁the ▁prominent ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁print , ▁" sh ows ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁plan ar , ▁ante ater - like ▁being " ▁with ▁a ▁" h air - do ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁Pic asso " ▁and ▁eyes ▁similar ▁to ▁a ▁" figure ▁by ▁Francis ▁Pic ab ia ". ▁According ▁to ▁Hend rick son , ▁the ▁exterior ▁fr aming ▁for ▁The ▁D ollar ▁Bill ▁was ▁" sim pl ified " ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁doll ar ▁design , ▁appearing ▁in ▁" an ▁im bal anced , ▁d run ken ▁fashion ". ▁The ▁l ith ograph ▁has ▁full ▁marg ins ▁surrounding ▁the ▁main ▁design , ▁as