“Office Board Meeting” (Among Us Mortals, 02/13/1949)
by W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962)
18.5 x 15 in., ink on board
Coppola Collection

W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962) was known for his masterful black and white Sunday page, “Among Us Mortals,” sometimes referred to as the Hill Page. Please see the Gallery description for more about Hill.

From this February 13, 1949 edition, titled “Office Board Meeting” some quotes:

“The lone woman on the board. A secretary years ago, she has stayed on to hold an important job. The senior board members still look on her as ‘just a secretary’ and they never pay any attention to what she says.”

“The safety first guy (left) who never dares voice an opinion of his own. He watches the president (sitting alongside) and says yes to anything the boss suggests. (The two framed in the doorway are enjoying a shady joke.)”