Throughout his career, Tom Wesselmann looked to everday life and ordinary objects for inspiration. Because of this, he was often grouped with Pop artists like Andy Warhol. Wesselmann always rejected this label, feeling that his work never aligned with that of his contemporaries because he was not directly commenting on consumerism. Wesselmann first gained notoriety for his Great American Nudes series, a hundred paintings of nude women coinciding with the sexual awakening of 1960s America. The following decade he continued to create related work, but shifted away from the sexualized female figure towards their accessories, as is the case with Dropped Bra. One of five “big maquettes,” this aluminum sculpture was a test for creating a larger version of the same subject. By focusing on a modern article of clothing, Wesselmann updates the traditional still life for a contemporary audience.