Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography - Hardcover

Levin, Gail

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394546644 ISBN 13: 9780394546643

Publisher: Knopf, 1995

Synopsis

A profile of American artist Edward Hopper is based on diaries by his wife Jo, revealing Hopper's dour and repressed personality, the sources of his creations, and his tempestuous forty-three-year marriage. 10,000 first printing. Tour.

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About the Author

Gail Levin is Professor of Art History at Baruch College and Graduate School of The City University of New York.

From Library Journal

Hopper's cool portrayals of American life transcend photographic realism and, like the oft-reproduced and -parodied "Nighthawks," have become icons of despair and a remote hope. This thorough work is by necessity a dual biography of Hopper and Josephine Nivison Hopper, the artist's wife of nearly 50 years. By relying on the diaries and letters of Jo, Levin has depicted the antagonistic symbiosis of the couple's marriage. Jo Hopper was an untiring?though not uncomplaining?advocate of her husband's art and the female model for the characters in most of his great works. Hopper is depicted as a misogynist who takes every opportunity to thwart his wife's already frustrated?though not wholly unsuccessful?painting career. Living up to the "intimate" of the subtitle, Levin's biography has taken advantage of her sources to create a detailed and monumental ledger of the genesis and creation of Hopper's modern masterpieces. Levin, the author of numerous works on Hopper (including the recent Edward Hopper: A Catalogue Raisonne, Norton, 1995), has carefully balanced the artistic and personal lives of the Hoppers. Recommended for all art and biography collections.?Martin R. Kalfatovic, Smithsonian Inst. Libs., Washington, D.C.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Knopf
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0394546644
• ISBN 13: 9780394546643
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 678