Art & Soul Short #8
Western Motel. Edward Hopper, American, 1882–1967. 1957 Oil on canvas 77.8 x 128.3 cm (30 5/8 x 50 1/2 in). Bequest of Stephen Carlton Clark, B.A. 1903 Courtesy of Yale University Art Gallery (open access images) Madge the Mysterious, what he called her when they met, waits stiff-backed in red dress on red bed in room with red chair. Viking bones could conquer his pasty freckled skin, towering insecurity about her towering height. Instead, she wears low heels, slouches beside