Julia Dean in ‘Giant’ 2013

Felice House's 2013 painting, “Julia Dean in ‘Giant’,” depicts a woman in a cowboy hat, relaxed in an armchair, gazing off to the side. The painting’s subject is positioned against a stark white backdrop, with a distant architectural structure barely visible in the background. The woman’s relaxed posture contrasts with the severe lines and muted tones of the architecture, offering viewers a snapshot of the tension between individual agency and large institutions.