Author(s): Carl Little

Art & Design

Edward Hopper, one of the most important American painters of the twentieth century, spent nearly every summer of his prolific career in New England - a region with coastal views, mansardroofed houses, and a still light that served as the inspiration of many of Hopper's greatest works. On the coast of Maine, along the shore of Cape Ann, among the hills of Vermont and the bluffs of Cape Cod, Edward Hopper found the New England landscape to suit his sensibility. "Edward Hopper's New England" explores the artist's profound relationship with the region, from his scenes of Gloucester's sail-filled harbors and sunlit streets to his monumental lighthouse paintings, which have become icons of American art. Back in print, this second, revised edition of the classic best-seller offers an updated, fresh design. Includes selected bibliography.