In this artwork, how is the Background discussed?
Measuring 172.7 cm × 203.2 cm (68.0 in × 80.0 in), Little Big Painting is part of the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. It was acquired by purchase. The source for the entire Brushstrokes series was Charlton Comics' Strange Suspense Stories 72 (October 1964) by Dick Giordano. Like the rest of the 1960s elements of the series, this work is a response to the Abstract Expressionism of the prior two decades and was interpreted as a "wry commentary" in the Whitney Museum's accompanying statement plaque for its inaugural exhibition (America Is Hard to See) at its new location in 2015.
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