Edward Hopper and the American Imagination [Paperback]

Deborah Lyons (Author), Edward Hopper (Author), Adam D. Weinberg (Author), Julie Grau (Author), Paul Auster; Leonard Michaels (Collaborator), Ann Beattie; Norman Mailer; James Salter (Collaborator), Tess Gallagher; Ann Lauterbach Paley (Collaborator), Tom Gunn; Galway Kinnell; Gail Levin (Collaborator), John Hollander; William Kennedy Walter (Collaborator), Whitney Museum of American Art (Corporate Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 17, 1997

A remarkable collection of Edward Hopper's most important paintings and original stories and poems by prominent contemporary writers.

This volume includes fifty-nine of Hopper's most important works in full color, as well as original works by thirteen renowned fiction writers and poets that pay homage to, or make reference to, the ways in which Hopper pictured our world. The contributors include Paul Auster, Anne Beattie, Tess Gallagher, Thom Gunn, John Hollander, William Kennedy, Galway Kinnell, Ann Lauterbach, Norman Mailer, Leonard Michaels, Walter Mosley, Grace Paley, and James Salter. Also featured is an essay by art historian Dr. Gail Levin.

Hopper's themes of alienation and loneliness, empty cityscapes and countrysides, the stark light of Cape Cod, silent hills and houses all have been indelibly imprinted on our collective sense of ourselves and our country. This work celebrates the impact Hopper's imagery continues to have on contemporary culture and is dedicated to a fuller understanding of Hopper's place in the American mind. 59 full-color paintings

Editorial Reviews

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (April 17, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393313298
• ISBN-13: 978-0393313291
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,220,148 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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.