To see a painting by Edward Hopper is often to feel loneliness in scenes from ordinary urban life. He is considered one of the greatest American painters of the 20th century but had only sold one painting by the time he turned 40.
Everything changed during his summer of love in 1923, 100 years ago, when Hopper visited Gloucester Massachusetts north of Boston and met his wife. He found the inspiration that catapulted his career.
The Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester is hosting an exhibition of more than 60 of Edward Hopper's paintings, etchings and drawings that explore the importance of place as a catalyst for creativity. It's called Edward Hopper & Cape Ann: Illuminating an American Landscape Dr Elliot Bostwick Davis is the curator, and talks to Jesse.
Photo: Brooklyn Museum
