Queenie II was one of Hanson's favourite sculptures and one of the only pieces he named. Queenie II is one of my favourites too because it celebrates so perfectly the forgotten everyday worker. Hanson believed that we tend to forget that, outside of our own homes, someone needs to clean up after us. Hanson is giving us a chance to really identify the lower-class worker who does look tired, and maybe over-weight but does a hard job for very little and we need to remember the importance of Queenie and the job that she does.
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