A major figure in American Pop Art, James Rosenquist combines and juxtaposes images of mass-produced goods, unifying them with a sleek drawing style and exaggerated glossy surfaces. Allusions to commercial illustration are strong. In fact, Rosenquist earned his living for many years as a billboard painter. The ink on the surface of the frosted Mylar adds to the slick commercialism of the objects, which are so out of context that they are almost unrecognizable. The drawing is a study for a larger painting (illustrated below), which makes the objects more clear: a bowl, eggs, an eggshell, a razor blade, a can top and openers, and an incongruous white t-shirt.