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Edward Hopper
In her lecture "Transcending Reality: Edward Hopper's Nighthawks," Judith Barter, Field-McCormick Chair of American Art at the Art Institute, discusses Hopper's masterpiece within the cultural context of its time. Beginning with Hopper's debt to French Impressionism and his admiration of Surrealism, Barter traces Hopper's path through the 1930s, focusing on the artist's love of the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Emerson's popularity with the libertarian political thinkers of the New Deal years. Within the realm of popular culture of the period, Barter describes Hopper's debt to American hard-boiled fiction and early gangster movies, which the artist so admired. Join us on february 28 at 6:00 for insights into Hopper and his famous painting Nighthawks, one of the most reproduced art images in the world. Read more about the exhibition Edward Hopper. Find out more about American Perspectives events.
Judith Barter.
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