Edward Hopper - ACE102.4

Book of Hopper’s magazine covers for Hotel Management, Tavern Topics, The Morse Dial, etc. Peck explains how the lithographic process requires outline filled in with blocks of colour. Etchings, Night in the Park (1921) and another. Yonkers (1916); painting; Statue at Park Entrance (1918-1920); Summer Interior (1909); a painting of the East River. Peck describes all these as a struggle for "the representation of light"; Etching Evening Wind (1921). Moonlight Interior (c.1921-1923). Queensborough Bridge (1913). New York Restaurant (c.1922). Washington Square. Peck VO talks about Hopper’s 1924 marriage to Jo Nivison, subsequently the model for all the female figures in his paintings. VO Joseph Roberto, architect, over shots of interior of the Hopper house. VOs Levin and Peck discussing Hopper’s relationship with his wife over Jo Painting (1936). Jo encouraged to exhibit and enabled his first regular sales. The Mansard Roof (1923). Recording of Hopper talking about The Mansard Roof. Jo’s voice telling the story of the exhibition. Watercolours Jo in Wyoming (1946) Reclining Nude (1926-1927) , Charcoal drawing, Jo Hopper Reclining on a Couch (late 1920s). Charcoal Study for Girlie Show and detail from painting Girlie Show (1941). Details from Nighthawks, Office at Night, Cape Cod Morning (1950), Hotel by a Railroad (1952), Hotel Window (1955) Western Motel (1957), another painting, Chair Car (1965), a Christmas card for Mlle Jo, Noël 1923. Driving along wooded road between New York and Truro, Cape Cod. Hopper’s house and studio. Peck VO indicates that light increasingly became his main concern. High Noon (1946) and Rooms by the Sea (1951). Interior of the Hopper house and views from the windows. VO current owner talking about the building.