Take a winter vacation in Chicago seriously Feb 1, 2008
Art Institute Of Chicago: "Edward Hopper" and "Watercolors by Winslow Homer: The Color of Light," Feb. 16-May 10. Tickets for the show (which are timed and dated) are $10 through the end of February (including admission to the museum) and $20 thereafter. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Ruhr Return: Wim Wenders Shoots Tale of Misfit Photographer For Road Movie Jan 28, 2008
With their extensive shots of the American West landscape, stills of run-down shops and lonely people looking out of windows into empty streets, they remind you of photographs by Walker Evans and paintings by Edward Hopper. For a boy who grew up in postwar Germany, where everything was cramped and where there were a lot of borders, the idea of the boundless expanse of the American West was quite seductive,'' says Wenders, who is also a photographer. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Artist Edward Hopper Jan 28, 2008
Edward Hopper was born on July 22, 1882 in Nyack, New York, a small city on the Hudson River ... Edward Hopper s work is unquestionably considered a definitive part of American art and culture, taking everyday scenes and sights and giving them an eternal and haunting permanence. (Suite101.com)
Return of a Master, William Inge Jan 25, 2008
It is, like all of Inge's major plays, a tale of disappointment and frustration set against a shabby, penny-plain backdrop of ordinary middle-class life -- you might be watching an Edward Hopper painting come to life -- and much of its impact arises from the patience with which the author deals his thematic cards, waiting until just the right moment to throw down his hand and fill the stage with pain and sorrow. In the first act we meet Doc (Kevin Anderson), an alcoholic chiropractor who has... (Wall Street Journal)
STATE NEWS: Vacationers finding Chicago during the winter. Seriously. Jan 19, 2008
"The "Museum of Modern Ice" at Millennium Park will be the centerpiece of the city's winter celebration. On display in February will be two works of art by Canadian artist Gordon Halloran: a massive ice wall called "Paintings Below Zero" and another ice painting you can skate on.The park also serves as a reminder that there is simply more for visitors to do in Chicago than even a few years ago. Another example is Northerly Island, a park that once was a small airport between Soldier Field and... (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Robert Henri Jan 14, 2008
Henri was an influential teacher of such students as artist Edward Hopper and a founding member of The Ash Can School of painting ... By 1909 Henri was able to start his own art school in New York, where he would teach the American realist painters Edward Hopper and George Wesley Bellows. (Suite101.com)
On The Outside, Looking In Jan 14, 2008
After his death several years ago, his niece found his apartment, three storage lockers and a car crammed full of paintings, some suggesting an unhinged Edward Hopper. Several Lubinskys - including a red-lipped woman painted on a newsprint real-estate ad and the doleful self-portrait "Eleven Fingers Are Better Than None" - are now hanging at the Fountain Gallery, which champions the works of New Yorkers struggling with mental illness. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Toenges, Tollens test viewers' penchant for excessive pigment Jan 13, 2008
"Dale, Southampton Avenue" (2007) appears undemonstrative, pinned to a wall by sunlight, like a figure in a painting by Edward Hopper. But under the long hair, bra and pantyhose, we recognize a man. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Mixing art with words Jan 11, 2008
For his work, Aptekar recreates classic paintings by Edward Hopper, Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh, to name a few, and then he bolts the words to them. The words on the paintings invite viewers to question how they react to these classic works. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Small towns, big museums Jan 1, 2008
It's backed by Alice Walton, whose father founded Wal-Mart, and will house works by Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper and Asher B. Durand. The Fayetteville project is small by comparison, expected to cost between $12 million and $15 million. (MSNBC -- Travel)
The year in visual art Dec 30, 2007
Bob Taylor (left), Luke Cannon (center), and Tom Conlon of the MFA hang Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks" in April in preparation for an exhibit of the American modernist's paintings ... The Museum of Fine Arts had several stellar shows this year, in particular "Edward Hopper," a gorgeous survey of work by the iconic American modernist ... His paintings suggest that Hopper viewed everything through a lens of loneliness, yet "Edward Hopper" was a generous, uplifting show, shot through with as much... (Boston Globe)
Cate McQuaid's picks Dec 30, 2007
"Edward Hopper" at the Museum of Fine Arts. "Joseph Cornell: Navigating the Imagination" at the Peabody Essex Museum. (Boston Globe)
Wooing IowaWhy US presidential candidates have to get up close and personal Dec 30, 2007
These high achievers have to pause to hear about the health worries of depressed single mums waiting tables in dusty diners on the long, straight, empty roads of the Midwest - they have to talk face to face to the kinds of people you see in Edward Hopper paintings, people whose highest achievement is just getting by. Hillary Clinton, the best-known of the hopefuls this year, made a classic error early on in the race. (BBC News -- Americas)
Winter rates in S.F. Dec 29, 2007
Rooms have a clubby, retro look, with deep jewel tones, classic Edward Hopper prints on the walls, and drawings by bellman Jack Keating. Rack rates run upward of $200/night but you wont have to cover this hefty cost. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Shows showcase works by locals William Glen Crooks, Andy Ralph Dec 7, 2007
But like all genuinely interesting conservative artists Edward Hopper would be a prime example Crooks doesn't simply repeat the past. He adds his imprint to it. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
When a friendship comes undone Nov 30, 2007
Influences include the paintings of Edward Hopper and Jeffrey Smart and landscapes feature vast undulating fields of wheat, with colours a much warmer palette than the customary vision of the Australian outback. The performances are also outstanding. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Rev. Arthayer R. Sanborn, Jr. Nov 28, 2007
Upon retiring, he moved to Melbourne Beach, FL while continuing to summer in Newport, NH. In "retirement", Art began his research and tireless efforts to document the artworks, diaries and other personal papers which advanced and made invaluable contributions to the scholarship on Edward Hopper and especially his wife Josephine. In 1998, they moved to Celebration, FL. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Ruth Cummings Sanborn; four children, Peter R. Sanborn of Melbourne, FL, Stephen B.... (Woonsocket Call, RI)
Maverick artists Hopper, Turner share the spotlight Nov 25, 2007
Edward Hopper, "Early Sunday Morning," 1930. The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., is showing exemplary exhibitions that probe the work and lives of Edward Hopper and J.M.W. Turner ... "Edward Hopper" comprises 48 oil paintings, 34 watercolors and 12 prints by the acclaimed painter of American isolation and interiority, including such iconic works as "Nighthawks.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Museum Holiday Presents 2007 Nov 21, 2007
His younger sibling acquired works by Georges Seurat (1859-1891), Paul Czanne (1839-1906), Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Edward Hopper (1882-1967) and Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). Vander Ende-Onderdonk House, Ridgewood, NY USA. (Suite101.com)
Hartland man receives national art award Nov 15, 2007
Tooker is known for his work in egg tempera and has been compared with such painters as Andrew Wyeth and Edward Hopper. The National Medal of Arts is the highest art award given by the U.S. government. (WCAX.com, VT)
Special November rates in S.F. Nov 13, 2007
Rooms have a clubby, retro look, with deep jewel tones, classic Edward Hopper prints on the walls, and drawings by bellman Jack Keating. Rack rates run upward of $200 a night but you wont have to cover this hefty cost. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Art Exhibit Winners Oct 26, 2007
First - Dwarfed by Joanne Leeds; second - Gatlinburg by Carolyn Kneas; third - A Ride In the Country by Edward Hopper; honorable mention - Boot by Liz Harvey and Glen Brothers Dairy by Justin Gordon. Photography. (Fulton County News, PA)
Cape Cod Commission expected to deny wind farm permit to Cape Wind Associates Oct 15, 2007
Early this month, at the behest of preservationists and Truro residents, the commission decided to hold hearings on plans for a private home - a controversial, 6,500-square-foot mansion planned for private property near the former home of American artist Edward Hopper. Formed by the Legislature in 1990 to protect the Cape's natural resources from the ravages of booming development, the Cape Cod Commission has gained a reputation for stringency that sometimes frustrates eager developers. (Boston Globe)
Artists are putting their colors on display, and so is nature Oct 11, 2007
Edward Hopper light follows leaf peepers out of the city as red maples, russet oaks, and mango beeches burst forth like vivid watercolors. It's the most colorful season in New England, and the fall leaves aren't the only stunning visuals on display. (Boston Globe)
Cape Cod house plans to be reviewed Oct 5, 2007
The Cape Cod Commission voted to examine controversial plans to build a 6,500-square-foot home near Edward Hopper's house (above) ... The 9-acre property, owned by Donald and Andrea Kline, is next to the former home of celebrated American artist Edward Hopper. (Boston Globe)
Who Cares: What would Hopper paint? Oct 2, 2007
3 acres of woodland in Woods Hole stir Edward Hopper s senses. How about a 6,500 square foot mansion set between his South Truro home and the shore. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
In Brooklyn, Carib art show aims to be good neighbor and good art Sep 27, 2007
--"Brushed With Light: American Landscape Watercolors From the Collection," Brooklyn Museum, through Jan. 13: There are a lot of well-known names in this exhibit of 80 works, such as Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins and Edward Hopper. --"Piranesi as Designer," Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, through Jan. 20: Piranesi was a printmaker in the 18th century, and was highly influential on both his contemporaries as well as on architects today. (North County Times)
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It holds permanent galleries in excess of 350 paintings and sculptures, boasting original works from such artists as Edward Hopper, Georgia O Keefe, James Whistler, Andrew Wyeth, Grandma Moses, Frederick Remington, Reginald Marsh, William Bartlett and Winslow Homer. An article published in The Leader-Herald on July 1, 1925, said The cost of the building is estimated at 25,000, and the interior probably costs many thousands more. (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
Collection holds hope for village comeback Sep 23, 2007
Arkell amassed a remarkable 500-piece collection that includes 21 oils and watercolors by Winslow Homer, as well as works by John Singer Sargent, Thomas Hart Benton, Edward Hopper, Mary Cassatt, Georgia O'Keefe and Andrew Wyeth. Since 1927, the collection was a little-known gem seen by just 5,000 visitors a year, tucked away in the Canajoharie Library. (Albany Times Union)
Edward Hopper: Washington, D.C. exhibit peers into world of iconic artist Sep 19, 2007
The ordinary made Edward Hopper's work extraordinary ... On Sunday, Washington, D.C.'s National Gallery of Art will open "Edward Hopper," a massive retrospective featuring nearly 100 Hopper works, including 50 oil paintings, 25 watercolors and 12 prints ... What: "Edward Hopper". (Carroll County Times)
Boston's MFA puts downloadable masterpieces on mobile menu Sep 13, 2007
The MFA said Wednesday it will sell downloads of works by artists such as Claude Monet and Edward Hopper for cellphones and other mobile devices. Users also will get to see Japanese postcards and other works not often displayed in exhibit halls because of sensitivity to light. (USA Today -- Travel)
Boston Art Museum Makes Works Mobile Sep 13, 2007
The MFA said Wednesday it will sell downloads of works by artists such as Claude Monet and Edward Hopper for cell phones and other mobile devices. Users also will get to see Japanese postcards and other works not often displayed in exhibit halls because of sensitivity to light. (ABC News -- Wire)
Great late-night places Sep 13, 2007
Atlanta's version of the famous Edward Hopper painting (or Tom Waits album), the Majestic is where nighthawks of all kinds land at the counter or in a booth to soak up some coffee and the stark neon atmosphere. One of the few landmarks left on the infamous stretch that photographer George Mitchell celebrated in his early '80s book "Ponce de Leon," this archetypal greasy spoon diner seems immune to gentrification. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Boston to welcome cultural, contemporary art exhibitions Sep 7, 2007
The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), located at 465 Huntington Ave., will replace its immensely popular Edward Hopper exhibit with two new collections. The first, titled "Drama and Desire," is the MFA's own assembly of 83 ukiyo-e paintings from Japan. (Northeastern News, MA)
Artists fight for a fading way of life Sep 4, 2007
Controversy erupted this summer in Truro over plans to build a 6,500-square-foot mansion in the middle of a rural landscape that had been depicted by realist painter Edward Hopper. In the spring, a group of Cape residents failed in their quest to secure better federal protection for a group of rustic shacks in Provincetown's sand dunes that have long been used by artists seeking solitude. (Boston Globe)
Rugged beauty in a seaside sanctuary Sep 3, 2007
This is why Spanish explorers called Cape Elizabeth ``Cabo de Muchas Islas," or Cape of Many Islands.Prouts Neck is a triangular swath of land settled in 1633 and named for a prominent farming family who lived there. Its most striking feature is a massive granite promontory that extends about three miles into the sea. This seawall rises at a 45-degree angle more than 50 feet above the water, and waves constantly break against it with a force that has captivated artists and others for years.The... (Boston Globe)
Art for our sake Sep 2, 2007
In our analysis, we identified eight ``studio habits of mind" that arts classes taught, including the development of artistic craft. Each of these stood out from testable skills taught elsewhere in school.One of these habits was persistence: Students worked on projects over sustained periods of time and were expected to find meaningful problems and persevere through frustration. Another was expression: Students were urged to move beyond technical skill to create works rich in emotion,... (Boston Globe)
Playing the Hopper card in Truro Aug 31, 2007
AMONG ART aficionados, Edward Hopper's name commands a deserved reverence, as much for his fame and influence as for his expertly rendered images ... It's hard to know what Edward Hopper, who died 40 years ago, might think of this latest controversy. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Painter's multiple styles kept him from becoming a singular sensation Aug 19, 2007
For all that, and despite a full-scale, traveling retrospective organized by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in 2002, Dickinson is not remembered the way American modernists such as Edward Hopper and Georgia O'Keeffe are. Unlike those artists generally counted in the first ranks of American painters in the pre-Abstract Expressionist era, Dickinson did not forge a single, formally pared-down modern style. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Mansion may obscure what Hopper painted Aug 15, 2007
TRURO -- What Edward Hopper cherished most about his home in Truro were the silence and the view. From his window looking north over the windswept heathlands and Cape Cod Bay, the American artist found inspiration for some of the most celebrated paintings of the 20th century. (Boston Globe)
The Shops Are Gone Now: Edward Hopper's Sunlight Recaptured Aug 10, 2007
The exhibit is advertised as "Edward Hopper/the ordinary, made extraordinary." But no one can make the ordinary, breathtaking beauty of life extraordinary; it already is ... That's why we have artists like Edward Hopper: to let us re-see the power of the past without being blinded by it ... The exhibit is advertised as "Edward Hopper/the ordinary, made extraordinary." But no one can make the ordinary, breathtaking beauty of life extraordinary; it already is. (Townhall.com)
Fruit of Detroit Aug 3, 2007
" "Unfortunately, I'm the worst of the three," he says, jokingly. The illustrations of beagles show hip dogs playing rock guitar and surfing an homage to the classic kids' book Go Dog Go by P.D. Eastman. "I always liked that book so I incorporated it into some of my pictures," he says. One of the more recent additions to the membership of Artists' Gallery, Mr. Harrington is an assistant professor at Moore College of Art. He names Edward Hopper as a major influence because of Hopper's use of long... (South Brunswick Post, NJ)
Exploring the mysteries of the 'Cosmoses' Aug 2, 2007
Abelardo Morell achieves a similar effect with "Three Women by Hopper," a black-and-white image of a book full of plates of Edward Hopper paintings, each with a seductress, barely glimpsed. Desire pops up as well in Toni Pepe's untitled work, in which a woman's bright red lips break into the frame to blow a cloud of dust from an open book titled "Apology.". (Boston Globe -- Living)
Alberto Sughi: 1946 to Present Jul 26, 2007
Renato Guttuso supported it and Antonello Trombadori compared it to the style of Edward Hopper. At the beginning of the 70s, Sughi moved from the city of Cesena to the nearby hills of Carpineta and started work on the cycle La cena, a clear metaphor for middle class society, containing a certain Germanic realism, resembling the works of George Grosz and Otto Dix, enveloped in almost metaphysical atmospheres, isolating every character and freezing them within the scene. (AbsoluteArts.com)
LIfestyles: SALON TREATMENT Jul 20, 2007
"Right now there's a lot of interest in the work of Edward Hopper," Woodyard said. "When I look at this, it kind of reminds me of his style of painting.". (The News-Herald)
Hopper's essence in Gloucester Jul 16, 2007
AS IS JAW-droppingly evident in every room of the Edward Hopper exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Hopper put his personal stamp on every area he painted in -- whether it was Cape Cod, Maine, or New York City. But one place in particular put its stamp on him. (Boston Globe)
In a lonely place Jul 8, 2007
Factor in artistic achievement, and none of them -- not even Homer -- quite rivals Edward Hopper. Note the size of the crowds at the Museum of Fine Arts for the large Hopper retrospective that runs through Aug. 19. (Boston Globe)
Around the world in 92 films and eight days Jun 4, 2007
CONVERSATIONS OF NOTE: Back in 1962, Brian O'Doherty's interview with painter Edward Hopper was part of a Museum of Fine Arts/WGBH television series called "Invitation to Art." Excerpts of that interview are included in O'Doherty's documentary "Hopper's Silence," which plays on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the MFA. O'Doherty and Carol Troyen, the museum's Kristin and Roger Servison Curator of Paintings in the Art of the Americas department, will lead a discussion following the film. Details are at... (Boston Globe)
A peninsula of wrecks, bogs, and players Jun 4, 2007
Artist Charles W. Hawthorne founded the Cape Cod School of Art in Provincetown in 1899, and the colony attracted the likes of Edward Hopper, Jackson Pollock, and Robert Motherwell. The Cape's 15 towns have a year-round population of 228,683, according to a 2005 US Census estimate. (Boston Globe)
Edward Hopper exhibit portrays Gloucester homes in bygone days May 27, 2007
On a recent morning, Mary Ann Orlando sat at her kitchen table inside that very same house, No. 98, and grumbled as she gazed at a reproduction of the Edward Hopper painting in front of her ... "Hopper was not invited, but she asked them, 'What about the works of my neighbor, Edward Hopper?' His whole career took off then.". (Boston Globe)
Colby is given art worth $100m May 19, 2007
The 500 works in the collection include paintings, sculptures, and prints by John Singer Sargent, Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Winslow Homer, Sol LeWitt, Jenny Holzer, and Alex Katz. The collection also includes 201 etchings and lithographs by James McNeill Whistler. (Boston Globe)
A sleepless night in Tokyo with Murakami May 14, 2007
It is a sort of neo-noir flick set in half-empty diners, dark streets and hotel rooms straight out of the paintings of Edward Hopper. It reminds us that while great pleasures make this life worth living, great danger threatens the fictitious stability of our lives. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Edward Hopper: Man of Mysteries May 12, 2007
10, 2007 By Edward Hopper's Second Story Sunlight, 1960 Whitney Museum of American Art Article Tools. Edward Hopper is one of those painters who are always there on the edge of your awareness ... Whitney Museum of American Art Edward Hopper's Second Story Sunlight, 1960. (Time.com)
The Secret World of Edward Hopper May 10, 2007
Edward Hopper retrospective in Boston ... Edward Hopper was the quiet poet of understatement and misdirection. (Slate)
Edward Hopper's Secret World: May 9, 2007
Edward Hopper retrospective in Boston. - By Christopher Benfey - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
More of this story May 5, 2007
Viewing the new Edward Hopper exhibition at Boston s Museum of Fine Arts is a little like running into an old friend ... What: Edward HopperWhere: Museum of Fine Arts, BostonWhen: Sunday through Aug. 19Details:Exhibit is 23 adults, 21 for students/seniors, 7. (Brockton Enterprise, MA)
Edward Hopper looks into the American soul May 4, 2007
As if from afar, Edward Hopper looked into the American soul ... Edward Hopper was not a great painter ... "Edward Hopper," an exhibition opening on Sunday at the Museum of Fine Arts, affords an excellent opportunity to ponder just what it is that makes his paintings so spellbinding. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Read more... Apr 19, 2007
Art Links to Literacy uses works of art from the The Phillips Collections renowned permanent collection, including Edward Hopper, Jacob Lawrence, and Paul Klee, to address themes that have impact on elementary school students, lives such as moving and feeling like an outsider. The program creates an innovative community of learning by engaging students and their parents or caregivers in programming, combined with professional development for their teachers. (PNN Online)
Taking Names Apr 19, 2007
Actor-writer Steve Martin will narrate a film by the National Gallery of Art that will accompany an exhibit of works by revered American artist Edward Hopper (1882-1967) that's scheduled to open at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston May 6 and at the NGA on Sept. 16. Page 1 of 2. (Washington Times)
The east's Portland Apr 10, 2007
Cutting edge architecture by I. M. Pei gives a dash of pizzazz to the , as does its topnotch collection of Eastern seaboard masters such as Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth, N.C. Wyeth, Reginald Marsh, Andy Warhol and Winslow Homer. Started by a Nigerian immigrant, Oscar Mokeme, , is a very personal effort to introduce his new neighbors to the art and artifacts of Sub-Saharan Africa. (MSNBC -- Travel)
What's doing in Europe this year Apr 7, 2007
18, including works by Edward Hopper. And if you missed "Modern Art in Paris: the Vollard Gallery from Cezanne to Picasso" at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, catch it at the Louvre June 19-Sept. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Seattle Art Museum gets massive donations Apr 2, 2007
The downtown museum, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year with the May unveiling of its massive remodeling effort, said the collectors' gifts include works by Edward Hopper, Constantin Brancusi, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning and Georgia O'Keeffe. "This is a landmark commitment for SAM and our community," said Mimi Gates, SAM director, in a statement. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Driesbach Resigns As Director Of Sheldon Gallery Mar 30, 2007
"Room in New York." By Edward Hopper. Part of the Sheldon collection since 1936. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Francis Bacon's $30 Million Painting May Set Record at Sotheby's Sale Mar 29, 2007
An Edward Hopper painting sold last year for $26. 9 million, according to sale tracker Artnet AG. Rothko's abstract ``Homage to Matisse'' sold for $22. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Corcoran shows own Hirshhorns Mar 11, 2007
He clumps women's portraits by Alex Katz, Edward Hopper, Max Weber and Mr. Rivers (his "Olga" is one of the exhibit's standouts); places geometrized works by Richard Anuszkiewicz, Ellsworth Kelly and Frank Stella together; and groups fanciful Calders that include "Butterfly" (1966), "13 Leaves" (1967), "Jungle (Animals)" (1970), and "Mr. and Mrs. J.H.H." (1966), a hilarious "portrait" of the Hirshhorns as blacks whooping it up. Page 1 of 2. (Washington Times, DC)
