Secretary II

Date1972

Maker Clint Brown American, born 1941

Label TextInfluenced by the slick aesthetics of pop art, the twin figures of this work emerge from the surface of the canvas in candy-colored plastic, identically attending to their secretarial duties. They are flanked by dollar bills and a voyeuristic image of a woman undressing, while a shadowy male figure at a desk looms behind them—a haunting suggestion of the role of sexual politics and power in the workplace.

Object number2018.23

ProvenanceDrs. Gordon and Dorothy Carlson, Seattle, Washington

Photo CreditPhoto: Mark Woods

Credit LineGift of Drs. Gordon and Dorothy Carlson

Dimensions64 1/2 x 80 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (163.8 x 203.8 x 21.6 cm)

MediumAcrylic on canvas with molded fiberglass