Edward Hopper : portraits of America /

Edward Hopper : portraits of America /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator: Schmied, Wieland, 1929-2014.
Other Authors / Creators:Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967.
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: Munich ; New York : Prestel, [1995]
Subjects:
Hopper, Edward, > 1882-1967 > Criticism and interpretation.
Hopper, Edward, > 1882-1967.
Criticism and interpretation.
United States > In art.
United States.
Art.
Description
Summary:Hopper created some of the most popular icons of 20th-century American art. His work was essentially a critique of modern life and made him one of the most respected figures in modern art.
Item Description:"Pegasus library"--Jacket.
Physical Description:126 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-116)
ISBN:3791314858
3791314807
Author Notes:Wieland Schmied is an art critic and essayist. He was director of the Kestner Gesellschaft in Hanover, where he organized the first big Hundertwasser retrospective in 1964, with an accompanying catalogue raisonne. From 1974 to 1975 he was chief curator at the Berliner Nationalgalerie, from 1978 to 1986 the director of the German Artist Exchange Program (DAAD), Berlin and afterwards director of the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. He is currently president of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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