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American Masters
A closer look at Edward Hopper's "Automat" and "Chop Suey"
Edward Hopper displayed a preference for quieter social commentary with his art. In "Automat," he paints a woman alone in an empty automat, conveying a sense of loneliness and isolation. In "Chop Suey," two women are depicted at lunch without male chaperones, reflecting the newfound independence many women were experiencing at the time.
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Though O'Keeffe has many imitators, no one since has been able to paint with such intimacy.