Edward Hopper and the American Imagination [Hardcover]

Deborah Lyons (Author), Edward Hopper (Author), Adam D. Weinberg (Author), Julie Grau (Author), Whitney Museum of American Art (Corporate Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1995

Edward Hopper's themes of alienation and loneliness, the emptiness of his city and landscapes, his silent hills and houses, the stark light and vivid colours of his paintings of Cape Cod - all have had a lasting impression on how Americans view themselves and their country, as well as having had an effect on how Europeans perceive America. Published to accompany the 1995 exhibition of the same name at the Whitney Museum in New York, this volume includes in full colour 65 of Edward Hopper's most important works. Accompanying the paintings are works by poets, playwrights and novelists that pay homage to, or make reference to, the ways in which Hopper depicted America. Among the contributors are Paul Auster, Ann Beattie, William Kennedy, Norman Mailer, Walter Mosley and Grace Paley, and an essay by art historian and Hopper expert Gail Levin is also featured.

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About the Author

Deborah Lyons is a former curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art and co-editor of Edward Hopper and the American Imagination (Norton). She lives in New Jersey. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Whitney Museum of Art / W. W. Norton & Co.; 1st edition (December 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393038149
• ISBN-13: 978-0393038149
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,363,869 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars It was well-written with excellent discription,and . . ., June 16, 1998

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This review is from: Edward Hopper and the American Imagination (Hardcover)

I believe that this was one of the greatest art books. This outstanding book displayed 59 of Hopper's greatest paintings with awesome detail and spectacular quotes. It not only showed the different ways Hopper defined and looked at life, but I could feel like I was the artist. Not only did the paintings create a perspective of life most people don't look at, but I could relate to his points of view.