Sun Worshippers 1937

This black-and-white print by William Cook, called Sun Worshippers, was made in 1937, and it feels like a scene straight out of a movie. I'm thinking about the people who are looking at the shop window display. How do they feel looking at these mannequins sporting swimwear and sun hats? Do they want to be somewhere warmer? Maybe the artist, Cook, was thinking about the contrast between the dreary weather outside and the fantasy of summer. I love the expressions on the faces of the onlookers. There’s a real tension in the air, like we’re caught between two worlds – the mundane reality of everyday life and the glamorous promise of escape. It reminds me of Edward Hopper, who also captured those in-between moments with such precision. What is drawing you in?