Edward Hopper.

In his works, Hopper poetically expressed the solitude of man confronted to the American way of life as it developed in the 1920s. Inspired by the movies and particularly by the various camera angles and attitudes of characters, his paintings expose the alienation of mass culture. Created using cold...

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Author / Creator: Souter, Gerry.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint: New York : Parkstone International, 2012.
Series:Best of
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Local Note:Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Introduction
  • Emergence - A World of Light and Shadow
  • Paris, Impressionists, and True Love
  • Turning Points
  • Return, Rejection, and Flight
  • On his Terms
  • Changing Times
  • Searching Afield, Finding New Tools
  • Redemption in Black and White
  • Love, Marriage, and Watercolour
  • New Victories, New Adventures
  • On the Road with Ed and Jo
  • Lives of a Grand Old Icon
  • Rise and Decline
  • Fame, Honour, and Conflict
  • Confrontation - 1940s
  • Personal Vision
  • The Comedians
  • Bibliography
  • Index.