This is the first comprehensive survey of Edward Hopper's career to be seen in American museums outside New York in more than 25 years. Focusing on the period of the artist's great achievements—from about 1925 to midcentury—the exhibition will feature such iconic paintings as Automa... Read more
This is the first comprehensive survey of Edward Hopper’s career to be seen in American museums outside New York in more than 25 years. Focusing on the period of the artist’s great achievements√¢‚Ǩ‚Äùfrom about 1925 to midcentury√¢‚Ǩ‚Äùthe exhibition will feature such iconic paintings as Automat (1927), Drug Store (1927), Early Sunday Morning (1930), New York Movie (1939), and Nighthawks (1942).
Edward Hopper’s classic works captured the realities of urban and rural American life with a poignancy and beauty that have placed them among the most enduring and popular images of the 20th century. This exhibition of about 48 oil paintings, 34 watercolors, and 12 prints will reveal Hopper (1882√¢‚Ǩ‚Äú1967) as a creator of compelling images who produced remarkably subtle and painterly effects in both oil and watercolor. It will also examine how his images were seen in his own time.
Edward Hopper film
Narrated by actor and art collector Steve Martin, this film traces Hopper’s varied influences, from French impressionism to the gangster films of the 1930s. The documenary uses archival photographs and film, new footage of locations painted by Hopper in New York and along the New England coast, and interviews with artists Eric Fischl and Red Grooms, scholars, and curators. A short version will be shown continuously in the exhibition.
East Building Small Auditorium
Monday–Friday, noon–3:00 p.m.
Weekends, 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
East Building Auditorium
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m.
