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Secretary II

Photo: Mark Woods

Secretary II

1972

Clint Brown

American, born 1941

Influenced 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.
Acrylic on canvas with molded fiberglass
64 1/2 x 80 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (163.8 x 203.8 x 21.6 cm)
Gift of Drs. Gordon and Dorothy Carlson
2018.23
Provenance: Drs. Gordon and Dorothy Carlson, Seattle, Washington
Photo: Mark Woods
location
Not currently on view

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