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Nighthawks. 1942. Art Institute of Chicago.
Nighthawks. 1942. Art Institute of Chicago.

Edward Hopper (July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967) was an American painter and printmaker. While most popularly known for his oil paintings, he was equally proficient as a watercolorist and printmaker in etching. Image File history File links Nighthawks (1942) by Edward Hopper. ... Image File history File links Nighthawks (1942) by Edward Hopper. ... This article is about the painting by Edward Hopper. ... The Art Institute of Chicago is a fine art museum located in Chicago, Illinois. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... Printmaking is a process for producing a work of art in ink; the work (called a print) is created indirectly, through the transfer of ink from the surface upon which the work was originally drawn or otherwise composed. ... Printmaking is a process for producing a work of art in ink; the work (called a print) is created indirectly, through the transfer of ink from the surface upon which the work was originally drawn or otherwise composed. ... Christ Preaching, known as The Hundred Guilder print; etching c1648 by Rembrandt Etching is the process of using strong acid to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal (the original process - in modern manufacturing other chemicals may be used...

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Life

Born in upper Nyack, New York to a prosperous dry-goods merchant, Hopper studied illustration and painting in New York City at the New York Institute of Art and Design. One of his teachers, artist Robert Henri, encouraged his students to use their art to "make a stir in the world". Henri, an influence on Hopper, motivated students to render realistic depictions of urban life. Henri's students, many of whom developed into important artists, became known as the Ashcan School of American art. Hopper studied under Henri for five years. The Tappan Zee Bridge from Nyack Pier Nyack is a village in Rockland County, New York, United States. ... This article is about the state. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Robert Henri, by Gertrude Kasebier (1900) Snow in New York 1902, oil on canvas National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Robert Henri (June 25, 1865 - July 12, 1929) was an American painter notable for his teaching and leadership of the Ashcan School movement in art. ... The Ash Can Painters were remembered on this USPS stamp. ... Americas first well-known school of painting—the Hudson River School—appeared in 1820. ...


Upon completing his formal education, Hopper made three trips to Europe, each centered in Paris, to study the emerging art scene there, but unlike many of his contemporaries who imitated the abstract cubist experiments, the idealism and detail of the realist painters resonated with Hopper. His early projects reflect the realist influence with an emphasis on colour and shape. Eschewing the usual New England subjects of seascapes or boats, Hopper was attracted to Victorian architecture, although it was no longer in fashion. According to Boston Museum of Fine Arts curator Carol Troyen, "He really liked the way these houses with their turrets and towers and porches and mansard roofs and ornament cast wonderful shadows. He always said that his favorite thing was painting sunlight on the side of a house." [1] For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Woman with a guitar by Georges Braque, 1913 Cubism was an avant-garde art movement that revolutionised European painting and sculpture in the early 20th century. ... Realism in art and literature is the depiction of subjects as they appear, without embellishment or interpretation. ... Seascape may refer to: A photograph, painting, or other work of art which depicts the sea. ... Manchester Town Hall is an example of Victorian architecture found in Manchester, UK. The Carson Mansion is an example of a Victorian home in Eureka, California, USA The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. ... Paul Gauguin, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (Doù venons-nous? Que faisons-nous? Où allons-nous?) (1897). ... Look up curator in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Corbelled corner turrets at Newark Castle, Port Glasgow. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Château of Dampierre-en-Yvelines: domesticated Baroque at the center of Louis XIVs inner circle A Mansard or Mansard roof in architecture refers to a style of hip and totally awesome roof characterized by two slopes on each of its four sides with the lower slope being much...


While he worked for several years as a commercial artist, Hopper continued painting with moderate success yet not as much as he wanted. He sold a variety of small prints and watercolors to tourists and minor publications yet received only a casual if warm response from curators and gallery owners.[2]


According to Troyen, Hopper's "breakthrough work" was The Mansard Roof, painted in 1923 during Hopper's first summer in Gloucester, MA. His former art school classmate and later wife, Josephine Nivison Hopper, suggested he enter it in the Brooklyn Museum annual watercolor show, along with some other paintings. The Mansard Roof was purchased by the museum for its permanent collection, for the sum of $100. [1] Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gloucester is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... Marie Bashkirtseff, In the Studio, 1881, Dnipropetrovsk State Art Museum, Dnipropetrovsk. ... The Brooklyn Museum, located at 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York, is the second largest art museum in New York City, and one of the largest in the United States. ... Watercolor is a painting technique making use of water-soluble pigments that are either transparent or opaque and are formulated with gum to bond the pigment to the paper. ...


In 1925 he produced House by the Railroad, a classic work that marks his artistic maturity. The piece is the first of a series of stark urban and rural scenes that uses sharp lines and large shapes, played upon by unusual lighting to capture the lonely mood of his subjects. He derived his subject matter from the common features of American life — gas stations, motels, the railroad, or an empty street — and its inhabitants. Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Hopper continued to paint in his old age, dividing his time between New York City and Truro, Massachusetts. He died in 1967, in his studio near Washington Square, in New York City. His wife, painter Josephine Nivison, who died 10 months later, bequeathed his work to the Whitney Museum of American Art. Other significant paintings by Hopper are at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, The Des Moines Art Center, and the Art Institute of Chicago. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...   Settled: 1700 â€“ Incorporated: 1709 Zip Code(s): 02666 â€“ Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Washington Square North. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Night view of Whitney Museum of American Art The Whitney Museum of American Art is an art gallery and museum in New York City founded in 1931 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. ... This article is about the museum in New York City. ... The Art Institute of Chicago is a fine art museum located in Chicago, Illinois. ...


Though Hopper's works are very accessible, he was seen, often, as extremely alienated since he had given up commercial illustration to dedicate his professional life to painting. [3]


Works

Themes

The most well known of Hopper's paintings, Nighthawks (1942), shows customers sitting at the counter of an all-night diner. The diner's harsh electric light sets it apart from the dark night outside, enhancing the mood and subtle emotion of the painting. The painting conveys the elements of confinement and isolation. One critic, Walter Wells, sees in the picture the influence of Ernest Hemingway's story, "A Clean Well-Lighted Place," both picture and story representing a "sanctuary against the ultimate night [i.e. death] in a world without God or spiritual solace." This article is about the painting by Edward Hopper. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Hopper's rural New England scenes, such as Gas (1940), are no less meaningful. "Gas" represents "a different, equally clean, well-lighted refuge.... ke[pt] open for those in need as they navigate the night, traveling their own miles to go before they sleep." [4] Brilliant sunlight (as an emblem of insight or revelation), and the shadows it casts, also play symbolically powerful roles in Hopper paintings such as "Early Sunday Morning" (1930), "Summertime" (1943), "Seven A.M." (1948), and "Sun in an Empty Room" (1963). This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ...


In terms of subject matter, Hopper can be compared to his contemporary, Norman Rockwell. Hopper's work exploits empty spaces, represented by a gas station astride an empty country road and the sharp contrast between the natural light of the sky, moderated by the lush forest, and glaring artificial light coming from inside the gas station. Most of Hopper's paintings have a concentration on the subtle interaction of human beings with their environment and with each other. Like stills for a movie or tableaux in a play, Hopper positions his characters as if they have been captured just before or just after the climax of a scene [5] Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was a 20th century American painter. ...


Selected works

Chief works of Edward Hopper (oil on canvas unless otherwise noted):

title date collection themes photos
Painter and Model 1902-1904 Whitney Museum of American Art painter, woman, nude, canvas
Bridge in Paris 1906 Whitney Museum of American Art Paris, bridge
Le Pont des Arts 1907 Whitney Museum of American Art Seine, bridge, Louvre [1]
Après-midi de juin 1907 Whitney Museum of American Art Louvre, Seine, bridge
Les lavoirs à Pont Royal 1907 Whitney Museum of American Art Seine, wash-house, bridge
Louvre and Boat Landing 1907 Whitney Museum of American Art Louvre, Seine, pier
The El Station 1908 Whitney Museum of American Art station, tracks [2]
Summer Interior 1909 Whitney Museum of American Art woman, room, bed, nude [3]
The Louvre in a
Thunderstorm		 1909 Whitney Museum of American Art Louvre, Seine, bridge, boats
Le Pont Royal 1909 Whitney Museum of American Art Louvre, Seine, bridge
Le Quai des Grands Augustins 1909 Whitney Museum of American Art bridge, street, building
Le pavillon de Flore 1909 Whitney Museum of American Art Louvre, Seine
The Wine Shop 1909 Whitney Museum of American Art bistro, bridge, couple
American Village 1912 Whitney Museum of American Art street, house, cars
Squam Light 1912 lighthouse, houses, boats
Queensborough Bridge 1913 Whitney Museum of American Art New York, bridge [4]
Soir bleu 1914 Whitney Museum of American Art clown, couple, woman, cigarettes
Road in Maine 1914 Whitney Museum of American Art Maine, nature, road [5]
Blackhead, Monhegan 1916-1919 Whitney Museum of American Art Maine, landscape, sea [6]
Stairways 1919 Whitney Museum of American Art stairs, door, woods
Night Shadows (etching) 1921 Museum of Modern Art man, street, night, building [7]
The New York Restaurant c. 1922 Muskegon Art Museum
Michigan		 restaurant, couple, woman [8]
Railroad Crossing 1922-1923 Whitney Museum of American Art train tracks, road,
house, woods
The Mansard Roof (watercolor) 1923 Brooklyn Museum house, trees [9]
The Locomotive (etching) 1923 Hirschl & Adler train tracks, men, tunnell [10]
House by the Railroad 1925 Museum of Modern Art train tracks, house [11]
Self-Portrait 1925-1930 Whitney Museum of American Art self-portrait [12]
Sunday 1926 Phillips Collection
Washington, D.C.		 man, street, buildings [13]
Drug Store 1927 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston pharmacy, night, street [14]
Lighthouse Hill 1927 Dallas Museum of Art lighthouse, house, hill [15]
Coast Guard Station 1927 Montclair Art Museum house
Automat 1927 Des Moines Art Center woman, café, window,
night, fruit, radiator		 [16]
The City 1927 University of Arizona Museum of Art city, streets, buildings [17]
Night Windows 1928 Museum of Modern Art night, window,
woman, building		 [18]
Manhattan Bridge Loop 1928 Addison Gallery of
American Art		 New York, tracks, lamp-post
Railroad Sunset 1929 Whitney Museum of American Art train tracks, landscape, twilight [19]
The Lighthouse at Two Lights 1929 Metropolitan Museum of Art lighthouse, house [20]
Chop Suey 1929 Barney A. Ebsworth Collection café, women, couple,
windows, sign		 [21]
Early Sunday Morning 1930 Whitney Museum of American Art street, buildings,
street furniture		 [22]
Tables for Ladies 1930 Metropolitan Museum of Art restaurant, women,
couple, fruits		 [23]
Corn Hill
(Truro, Cape Cod)		 1930 McNay Art Institute,
San Antonio		 houses, hills [24]
Cobb's Barns, South Truro 1930-1933 Whitney Museum of American Art barn, landscape, hills
New York, New Haven
and Hartford		 1931 Indianapolis Museum of Art train tracks, houses, trees
Hotel Room 1931 Fondation Thyssen-Bornemisza hotel, room, bed,
woman, reading		 [25]
Dauphinée House 1932 ACA Galleries train tracks, house
Room in New York 1932 Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
and Sculpture Garden		 hotel, couple, reading, table [26]
House at Dusk 1935 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts building, woman, trees,
stairs, sea		 [27]
The Long Leg 1935 The Huntington Library Collection sailboat, sea, dunes,
lighthouse		 [28]
Macomb's Dam Bridge 1935 Brooklyn Museum bridge, river,
city, buildings
The Circle Theater 1936 Private collection theatre, street, building,
street furniture		 [29]
Cape Cod Afternoon 1936 Museum of Art,
Carnegie Institute		 Cape Cod, houses [30]
Compartiment C,
Car 193		 1938 IBM Corporation Collection train, woman, reading, bridge [31]
New York Movie 1939 Museum of Modern Art New York, cinema,
woman, staircase		 [32]
Cape Cod Evening 1939 National Gallery of Art,
Washington, D.C.		 Cape Cod, couple, dog, house, woods [33]
Ground Swell 1939 Corcoran Gallery of Art boat, sea, swell,
woman, men		 [34]
Gas 1940 Museum of Modern Art gas station, man, woods, road [35]
Office at Night 1940 Walker Art Center (Minneapolis) desk, woman, man, window [36]
Nighthawks 1942 Art Institute of Chicago bar, woman, men,
night, street		 [37]
Dawn in Pennsylvania Terra Museum of
American Art		 train tracks, train, buildings
Hotel Lobby 1943 Indianapolis Museum of Art hotel, couple, woman, reading [38]
Summertime 1943 Delaware Art Museum woman, building, windows
Solitude 1944 Private collection house, woods, road
Morning in a City 1944 Williams College Museum of Art woman, nude, room,
bed, window, city
Rooms for Tourists 1945 Yale University Art Gallery house, night [39]
August in the City 1945 Norton Gallery of Art
West Palm Beach		 house, woods [40]
Summer Evening 1947 Private collection couple, night, house [41]
Pennsylvania Coal Town 1947 Butler Institute of
American Art, Youngstown OH		 house, stairs, man [42]
Seven AM 1948 Whitney Museum of American Art morning, woods, house
Noon 1949 Dayton Art Institute house, woman
Conference at Night 1949 Wichita Art Museum woman, men,
window, night		 [43]
Cape Cod Morning 1950 National Museum of American Art Cape Cod, woman, house, woods [44]
Rooms by the Sea 1951 Yale University Art Gallery rooms, sea, door [45]
Morning Sun 1952 Columbus Museum of Art woman, room, bed,
window, city		 [46]
Hotel by a Railroad 1952 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden room, couple, window,
city, reading		 [47]
Sea Watchers 1952 Private collection couple, sea, house, wind
Office in a Small City 1953 Metropolitan Museum of Art desk, man, window, buildings [48]
South Carolina Morning 1955 Whitney Museum of American Art woman, house
Hotel Window 1956 The Forbes Magazine Collection hotel, window, woman, city
Four Lane Road 1956 Private collection couple, gas station, road,
woods, chair		 [49]
Western Motel 1957 Yale University Art Gallery hotel, car,
landscape, woman
Sunlight in a Cafeteria 1958 Yale University Art Gallery café, woman, man,
window, street		 [50]
Excursion into Philosophy 1959 Private collection couple, room
window, book		 [51]
Second Story Sunlight 1960 Whitney Museum of American Art couple, reading, house, woods [52]
People in the Sun 1960 National Museum of American Art
Washington, D.C.		 landscape, reading, men,
women, road, sun		 [53]
A Woman in the Sun 1961 Whitney Museum of American Art woman, nude, window,
bed, landscape		 [54]
New York Office 1962 Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts New York, desk, woman, window [55]
Intermission 1963 Private collection woman, armchair
Sun in an Empty Room 1963 Private collection room, window, woods [56]
Chair Car 1965 Private collection[6] woman, reading [57]
Two Comedians 1965 Private collection couple, costumes, theatre [58]



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Exhibitions

In 1980 the groundbreaking show, "Edward Hopper: The Art and the Artist," opened at the Whitney Museum of American Art and visited London, Dusseldorf, and Amsterdam, as well as San Francisco and Chicago. For the first time ever, this show presented Hopper's oil paintings together with drawings on paper, which were his studies for those works. This was the beginning of Hopper's popularity in Europe and his large world-wide reputation. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...


In 2004, a large selection of Hopper's paintings toured through Europe, visiting Cologne, Germany and Tate Modern in London. The Tate exhibition became the second most popular in the gallery's history, with 420,000 visitors in the three months it was open. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The article about perfume can be found at Eau de Cologne. ... Tate Modern from the Millennium Bridge Tate Modern from St Pauls Cathedral. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...


In 2007, an exhibition focusing on the period of Hopper’s greatest achievements—from about 1925 to mid-century— was under way at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The exhibit comprises fifty oil paintings, thirty watercolors, and twelve prints, including the favorites Nighthawks, Chop Suey, and Lighthouse and Buildings, Portland Head, Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The exhibition was organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the National Gallery of Art , Washington, The Art Institute of Chicago and sponsored by the global management consulting firm, Booz Allen Hamilton. Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Paul Gauguin, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (Doù venons-nous? Que faisons-nous? Où allons-nous?) (1897). ... The West building of the National Gallery of Art with the East building visible behind and to to the left The National Gallery of Art is an art museum, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The museum was established in 1937 by the Congress, with funds for... Booz Allen Hamilton, one of the oldest management consulting firms in the world,[1] is a private corporation with headquarters in McLean, Virginia and over 100 offices on 6 continents. ...


Influence

Hopper's influence on the art world and pop culture is undeniable. Homages to Nighthawks featuring cartoon characters or famous pop culture icons such as James Dean and Marilyn Monroe are often found in poster stores and gift shops. Although this example does not, Hopper often used his wife as the model for female figures. The cable television channel Turner Classic Movies sometimes runs a series of animated clips based on Hopper paintings prior to airing films. For the film, see James Dean (film). ... Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson;[1] baptised Norma Jeane Baker June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), was a Golden Globe-winning,[2] critically-acclaimed[3][4][5] American actress, singer, model, Hollywood icon,[6] cultural icon, fashion icon,[7] pop icon,[8] film executive[9] and sex symbol. ... Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. ...


Hopper's cinematic, wide compositions and dramatic use of light and dark has also made him a favorite among filmmakers. For example, House by the Railroad is said to have heavily influenced the iconic house in the Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho. The same painting has also been cited as being an influence on the home in the Terrence Malick film Days of Heaven. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (August 13, 1899 â€“ April 29, 1980) was an iconic and highly influential British-born film director and producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres. ... Psycho is a 1960 suspense/horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock from the screenplay by Joseph Stefano about a psychotic killer. ... Terrence Terry Malick (born November 30, 1943, in Ottawa, Illinois) is an American film director. ... Days of Heaven is a 1978 film written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard and Linda Manz. ...


Noted surrealist horror film director Dario Argento went so far as to recreate the diner and the patrons in Nighthawks as part of a set for his 1976 film Deep Red (aka Profondo Rosso). Dario Argento (born September 7, 1940) is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. ... Profondo Rosso (also known as Deep Red or The Hatchet Murders) is a 1975 giallo thriller film directed by Dario Argento and starring David Hemmings. ...


In 1993, Madonna was inspired sufficiently by Hopper's 1941 painting, "Girlie Show", that she named her upcoming world tour after it and incorporated many of the theatrical elements and mood of the painting into the show. This article is about the American entertainer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


To establish the lighting of scenes in the 2002 film Road to Perdition, director Sam Mendes drew from the paintings of Hopper as a source of inspiration, particularly New York Movie.[7] Road to Perdition is a graphic novel written by Max Allan Collins and illustrated by Richard Piers Rayner that was made into a motion picture of the same name in 2002. ... Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English stage and film director. ...


In 2004 British guitarist John Squire (formerly of The Stone Roses fame) released a concept album based on Hopper's work entitled Marshall's House. Each song on the album inspired by, and sharing its title with, a painting by Hopper. John Squire (born John Thomas Squire on 24th November, 1962) is an English songwriter, guitarist and artist. ... The Stone Roses were an influential English rock band from Manchester formed in 1984. ... In popular music, a concept album is an album which is unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical (Shuker 2002, p. ... Marshalls House is the second solo album by the British guitarist John Squire, released in 2004 on his own North Country Records label. ...


Canadian rock group The Weakerthans released their album Reunion Tour in 2007 featuring two songs inspired by and named after Hopper paintings, "Sun in an Empty Room", and "Night Windows". The Weakerthans are a four-piece (and sometimes six-piece[1]) Canadian indie rock band that blends punk-inflected folk rock with award-winning,[2] literate, introspective lyrics. ... Reunion Tour is the tentative title of the fourth studio album by The Weakerthans, scheduled for release in the fall of 2007. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...


Polish composer Paweł Szymański's Compartment 2, Car 7 for violin, viola, cello and vibraphone (2003) was inspired by Hopper's Compartment C, Car 293. [59] PaweÅ‚ SzymaÅ„ski (b. ... For the Anne Rice novel, see Violin (novel). ... For other uses, see Viola (disambiguation). ... This article is about the stringed musical instrument. ... A typical vibraphone. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


German film director Wim Wenders's 1997 film The End of Violence incorporates a tableau vivant of Nighthawks, recreated by actors. Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... Ernst Wilhelm (Wim) Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German film director, playwright, photographer, and producer. ... The End of Violence is a 1997 film by the internationally renowned German director Wim Wenders. ... Tableau vivant, Folies Bergères c. ... This article is about the painting by Edward Hopper. ...


Each of the 12 chapters in New Zealander Chris Bell's 2004 novel Liquidambar (UKA Press/PABD) interprets one of Hopper's paintings to create a surreal detective story. Chris Bell was born Holyhead, North Wales in 1960. ...


Hopper's influence reached the Japanese animation world in the dark cyberpunk thriller Texhnolyze. Hopper's artwork was used as the basis for the surface world in Texhnolyze. Texhnolyze ) (pronounced [téknolàiz]) is an anime series by director Hirotsugu Hamazaki, broadcast in 2003. ...


Hopper's painting Early Sunday Morning was the inspiration for the sleeve of British band Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark's 1985 album, "Crush"


Hopper's Painting New York Movie was featured in the Tv Show Dead like Me. The Girl standing in the corner was compared to the character of Daisy Adair. Dead Like Me is an American television comedy-drama starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers in Seattle, Washington. ... Daisy is a fictional character on the Showtime comedy-drama Dead Like Me, portrayed by Laura Harris. ...


See also

  • Logan Medal of the arts

Price started by the Patron of the Arts Frank Granger Logan, founder of the brokerage house of Logan & Bryan, he served for over 50 years on the board of the Chicago Art Institute, and became its honorary president, the Art Institute honored him with a gift of 20 paintings...

Bibliography

  • Levin, Gail. Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography' (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995; Rizzoli Books, 2007.)
  • Levin, Gail. Hopper's Places (New York: Knopf, 1985; 2nd expanded edition, University of California Press, 1998.)
  • Levin, Gail. Edward Hopper: A Catalogue Raisonne (New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1995).
  • Wells, Walter. Silent Theater: The Art of Edward Hopper (London/New York: Phaidon, 2007).
  • Wells, Walter. Un théatre silencieux: l'oeuvre d'Edward Hopper (London/New York: Phaidon, 2007)
  • Wells, Walter. Il teatro del silenzio: l'arte di Edward Hopper (London/New York: Phaidon, 2007)
  • Cook, Greg, "Visions of Isolation: Edward Hopper at the MFA", Boston Phoenix, May 4, 2007, p.22, Arts and Entertainment.
  • Healy, Pat, "Look at all the lonely people: MFA's 'Hopper' celebrates solitude", Metro newspaper, Tuesday, May 8, 2007, p.18.

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References

  1. ^ a b Hopper's Gloucester, Andrea Shea, WBUR, July 6, 2007.
  2. ^ The Roland Collection, Edward Hopper, Video, 1982
  3. ^ Peter Plagens (January 15, 2008), Cover to Cover, ARTINFO, <http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/26381/cover-to-cover/>. Retrieved on 17 April 2008 
  4. ^ Wells, Walter, "Silent Theater: The Art of Edward Hopper", London/New York: Phaidon, 2007
  5. ^ Goodrich, Lloyd, Edward Hopper, NewYork: H. N. Abrams, 1971
  6. ^ Sold at auction in 2005 for €10.865 million.
  7. ^ Ray Zone. "A Master of Mood", American Cinematographer. Retrieved on 2007-06-06. 

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Edward Hopper - MSN Encarta (378 words)
Hopper was born on July 22, 1882, in Nyack, New York, and studied illustration in New York City at a commercial art school from 1899 to 1900.
Although one of Hopper's paintings was exhibited in the famous Armory Show of 1913 in New York City, his work excited little interest, and he was obliged to work principally as a commercial illustrator for the next decade.
Although Hopper's work was outside the mainstream of mid-20th-century abstraction, his simplified schematic style was one of the influences on the later representational revival and on pop art.
Edward Hopper (1533 words)
Hopper was able to repeat his trip to Europe in 1909 and 1910.
His contemporary the painter Charles Burchfield wrote: 'With Hopper the whole fabric of his art seems to be interwoven with his personal character and manner of living.' When the link between the outer world he observed and the inner world of feeling and fantasy broke, Hopper found he was unable to create.
Edward Hopper: The Watercolors, by Virginia M. Mecklenburg.
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