Edward Hopper discusses the slow development of his iconic images, part of the exhibition Hopper Drawing: A Painter’s Process at the Walker Art Center.
“I Believe the Secretary”: Women, the Workplace, and Edward Hopper’s Office at Night
"Although Edward Hopper refuses an obvious reading of his painting Office at Night, I found an age-old story, and I take a position: I believe the secretary." Interpretation Fellow Alexandra Nicome reflects on the 1940 classic's resonance in this age of intersectional feminism.
"Sex and the Office": The Many Interpretations of Office at Night
The situational ambiguity of Edward Hopper's Office at Night (1940) has led to a variety of interpretations over the years, the bulk of which suggest a sexual tension between the two figures.
