Simmons, Laurie. Woman Opening Refrigerator/ Milk to the Right. Photography

Simmons, Laurie. New Bathroom/ Aerial View/ Sunlight. Photograph.

Simmons, Laurie. Pushing Lipstick (Red Lipstick Vertical). Photograph.

Next is a series of photographs from Laurie Simmons' Early Colour Interiors collection. The photographs, taken in 1978-1979, show a doll made to portray the classic housewife, as given away by her hairdo and outfit, in a number of typical 'housewife' scenes, such as cleaning house and cooking. The pictures not only illustrate the expected duties of a housewife, but also the sense of loneliness and isolation felt by many women in that situation. The doll serves to bridge the gap of childhood toy to adult role model, as many of the girls who play with that doll will grow up to be that doll. (Simmons)
Much like the previous collection of Evelyn Davis, Laurie Simmons' work uses dolls as the physical manifestation of societal ideals to demonstrate the many problems which befall a woman when constricted by an arbitrary social contract. Unlike the work of Davis however, Simmons' shows little humour in her work and instead presents a bleak and uncomfortable view into the isolated life of a socially-bound woman