Analyzing The Subterranean Architecture In George Tooker's The Subway

The Gate of Depression I believe the subterranean architecture in George Tooker’s “The Subway” (1950), creates an atmosphere of fear and depression that convey to the dominant expression of the painting. A fearful and depressed looking woman dressed in a red dress with a blue trench coat is standing in the middle of a subway. However, this endless subway looks very easy to get lost in, with concrete walls and bars like a prison. The lack of signs in the subway creates a feeling of no connection and isolation. The men in long brown and tan coats, buttoned to the throat behind the woman’s shoulders have a suspicious-look; they look very cold, anxious, and indifferent. The woman looks very nervous and due to her protective stand you could