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New York Times Notable Book Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist Wall Street Journal—One of Five Best Artist Biographies Edward Hopper's canvasses are filled with stripped-down spaces and unrelenting light, evocative landscapes, and the lonely aspects of men and women seemingly isolated in their surroundings. What kind of man had this haunting vision, and what kind of life engendered this art? No one is better qualified to answer these questions than art historian Gail Levin, author and curator of the major studies and exhibitions of Hopper's work. In this intimate biography she reveals the true nature and personality of the man himself—and of the woman who shared his life, the artist Josephine Nivison.

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Author:   Gail Levin
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.134kg
ISBN:  

9780520393387

ISBN 10:   0520393384
Pages:   704
Publication Date:   03 January 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Introduction: Truth and Pain The Roots of Conflict: 1882-1899 Defining the Talent: 1899-1906 Seductive Paris: 1906-1907 The Ambivalent American: 1907-1910 In Search of Style: 1911-1915 The Detour through Etching: 1915-1918 The Deeper Hunger: 1918-1923 The Leading Lady First Success: 1923-1924 Getting Established: 1925-1927 On the Road to America: 1928-1929 Recognition: 1930-1933 First Retrospective and the Truro House: 1933-1935 An Intellectual Self-Portrait Consequences of Success: 1936-1938 The Struggle to Paint: 1939 The War Begins: 1940 Failed Odyssey: 1941 Nighthawks: 1942 Mexico: 1943 War on the Home Front: 1944 The Aesthetic Divide: 1945 Anxiety: 1946-1947 Illness and Loss: 1948 Melancholy Reflection: 1949 A Retrospective Year: 1950 Mexico Again: 1951 Planning Reality: 1952 Reality: 1953 Taking Stock: 1954 Personal Visions: 1955 Time Cover Story: 1956 Toward Reconciliation: 1957-1958 Excursion into Philosophy: 1959 Protest: 1960 Prints Again: 1961-1962 Last Rehearsal: 1963-1964 Final Curtain: 1965-1967 Bibliographical Notes Notes Acknowledgments Index  

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Gail Levin is a biographer, art historian, and curator of landmark exhibitions. She is Distinguished Professor of Art History, American Studies, and Women's Studies at the City University of New York. She is the author of many books on Edward Hopper and on other aspects of twentieth-century American art. 

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