Hopper

Strand, Mark

ISBN 10: 0880013435 / ISBN 13: 9780880013437

Published by The Ecco Press, 1994

About this Item

hard cover shows only a small abrasion at the bottom; dust jacket has a very short crease at the bottom right; otherwise excellent. xiv, 65pp. An essay on the; Very Good Crisp, clean pages except for a heavy black felt-tip mark on the bottom edge of the book right front corner front corner, a short crease on the front interior flap and some gentle folding along upper edges paintings of Edward Hopper by a Pulitzer-winning poet.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hopper
• Publisher: The Ecco Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0880013435
• ISBN 13: 9780880013437
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Stated First Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Essays & Criticism
  • Art & Design

About this title

Synopsis

Edward Hopper's paintings are icons of American culture. His representations of gas stations, storefronts, cafeterias and hotel rooms embody the solitude of travel and adult life in the America of the thirties, forties and fifties. Because of the familiarity of his subject matter, Hopper has been pigeon-holed both historically, as an American realist, and thematically, as an artist of alienation.
Mark Strand, recent poet laureate and writer of many books of award-winning poetry, approaches Hopper's work with a fresh eye, exploring the aesthetic principles behind the paintings. Strand, whose poems move through a terrain similar to that portrayed by Hopper, possesses a unique and powerful understanding of what makes the paintings so moving and memorable. He writes with his distinctive clarity and grace, examining twenty-three of Hopper's most important works. He cites aesthetic reasons for Hopper's continuing ability to deeply move people in an America that has grown considerably more complex both politically and socially since mid-century.

About the Author

Mark Strand (1934–2014) was born in Prince Edward Island, Canada, and was the author of many books of poems, three volumes of translations, and one book of short stories. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, he died in November 2014, after being nominated for a National Book Award for Collected Poems.