Artist Edward Hopper's Lost America Nov 16, 2009
Known for his haunting landscapes and unusual glimpses into American lives, Edward Hopper's work also chronicled bygone scenes. Painter of such works as the iconic Nighthawks, Edward Hopper (1882-1967) was undoubtedly one of America s premier artists ... Edward Hopper Karal Ann Marling (Rizzoli Art Series). (Suite101.com)
David and Barbara Stahl Collection is wide-ranging and captivating Oct 18, 2009
The collection s strengths lie in works from the early part of the 20th century, especially German Expressionist prints (the list includes George Grosz and Max Beckmann) and the social realism of Americans such as Edward Hopper, Reginald Marsh, and John Sloan ... Edward Hopper is best known for his paintings, but he turned to etching during a lull early in his career. (Boston Globe)
Arts: the week ahead Oct 8, 2009
EVOLUTION OF A SHARED VISION: THE DAVID AND BARBARA STAHL COLLECTION A collection of prints and drawings assembled over half a century, with an emphasis on such modern American artists as Edward Hopper and Reginald Marsh, but also featuring European old masters such as Rembrandt and Callot and German Expressionists such as Beckmann and Grosz. Through Jan. 3. (Boston Globe)
Farnsworth Art Museum surveys the career of Robert Indiana Aug 21, 2009
Influenced early on by Regionalist painters like Reginald Marsh and Edward Hopper, Indiana enrolled on the GI Bill at the art school of the Art Institute of Chicago, and moved to New York in 1954. There he became friends with Ellsworth Kelly and other young artists kicking against the dominant style of abstract expressionism. (Boston Globe)
Painter of Southern life will be focus of exhibit Aug 20, 2009
Among Holzhauer's fellow students were Edward Hopper, George Bellows and Rockwell Kent. After serving in the Army in World War I, Holzhauer moved to Chicago and taught at the Art Institute. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Travel QA: Best of Rome, NYC tours Jul 25, 2009
How about a tour that celebrates American painter Edward Hopper with a walk through Greenwich Village, or one that explores the limestone mansions and architectural flourishes of the Beaux Arts neighborhood of the Riverside Drive-West 105th Street Historic District. That and other refined-sounding outings are offered by the Municipal Art Society of New York. (AZCentral -- Travel)
'Call of the Coast' catalogs 80 paintings of New England coast May 24, 2009
About 80 of these paintings - by Edward Hopper, Childe Hassam, and others - have been collected in "Call of the Coast: Art Colonies of New England" by Thomas Denenberg, Amy Kurtz Lansing, and Susan Danly (Portland Museum of Art, $29. 95). (Boston Globe)
Fraenkel puts Hopper's vision in perspective Mar 28, 2009
In the most anticipated San Francisco gallery show of the season, Fraenkel Gallery has brought together oil paintings, drawings and watercolors by Edward Hopper to gauge his influence on photography. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The Artist as a Kept Man Mar 25, 2009
I did enjoy debating the subject: on my side were Faulkner, Hemingway, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Edward Hopper, Ed Abbey, and Charles Bukowski; for the NEA were the listless ghosts of Archibald MacLeish, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Kitty Carlisle, who, to tell the truth, was the last lass to feel the lash of Thomas E. Dewey s stache. The dirty little secret of the NEA and the reason I fully expect the neoconservatives to embrace a Department of Culture and fill it with moles is that it was sold as a... (The American Conservative)
5 Don't-Miss Events Mar 1, 2009
San Francisco: Eight paintings by Edward Hopper will visit the city for the first time, along with the work of eight photographers (including Diane Arbus and Lee Friedlander) influenced by Hopper. Fraenkel Gallery, March 5 -May 2. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Rose Art Museum a reminder there are many hidden gems Feb 15, 2009
But many of the best art collections are tucked away in universities - at Williams College, for example, where you can find work by Winslow Homer and Edward Hopper; and Tufts University, which has pieces by Henry Moore and John Singer Sargent; and Smith College, where you can see paintings by Pablo Picasso and Georges Seurat. The Davis Museum, at Wellesley College, is a beauty. (Boston Globe)
Sculptures explore emotion Feb 14, 2009
Think of works evocative of loneliness and alienation, like those by painter Edward Hopper or sculptor George Segal, and you get the sense of what some of the work expresses. And, there are works that are highly symbolic and explore the reaches of human history. (Florida Today)
