This major exhibition of over 60 works included an unprecedented loan from the Whitney Museum of American Art, the major repository of Hopper’s work, and was compiled by nationally recognized curator and former museum director, Dr. Elliot Bostwick Davis. The exhibit explored the concept of place as a creative catalyst and charted the dramatic social, political, and economic transformations accompanying Hopper’s visits to Cape Ann. His paintings include local fishing captains’ houses along with the then brand-new electrical and telephone wires, and fishing vessels in Gloucester Harbor. The exhibition featured Hopper’s work in all media including his early and ongoing fascination with boats, as well as his etchings, drawings, watercolors, and oils. The bonus in the show was the collection of Josephine N. Hopper’s paintings as well. While best known as his muse and model, she was a well-regarded painter in her own right, eventually subordinating her own career to his. This show aimed to help restore Jo N. Hopper to her rightful place as an artist.
Visit the online store or in person to purchase the accompanying catalog: Edward Hopper & Cape Ann: Illuminating an American Landscape
Read more about the impact of the exhibit here: Edward Hopper and Cape Ann Summary Catalog.
Edward Hopper, Cemetery in Gloucester, c. 1920s, Conte crayon on paper. Collection of Cape Ann Museum, 2009.51.
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