Edward Hopper Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, DOB(Famous Birthday), Family, Wife, Net Worth

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Edward Hopper (Grasshopper, Edward Hopper)

Last Updated: 21 Jul, 2023 | Views: 304

Age: 84

Profession: Painter

Other Profession(s): Drawer, Engraver, Illustrator

Famous For: Painter's famous paintings "Nighthawks," "Automat."

Higher Education: After training as an illustrator, he studied painting

Edward Hopper Birth Date, Sign, Religion, Nationality, Hometown

Date of Birth

22 Jul, 1882 (84 Years 09 Months 22 Days)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

New York

Birth District

Upper Nyack

Birth Sign

Cancer

Religion

Spiritism

Nationalities

American

Died on

15 May, 1967

Edward Hopper Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):

Edward Hopper was a printmaker and realist painter from the United States. Although he is best renowned for his oil paintings, he was also an accomplished watercolorist and embossing printmaker. A significant positive influence on his career came from his marriage to fellow artist Josephine Nivison, who was an inspiration and creative collaborator in many of his projects. Hopper was a minor-key artist who subdued drama out of banal situations by "layering with a lyrical meaning" and allowing, frequently accidental, narrative interpretations. He received accolades for portraying America with "full veracity."

Career:

In 1905: Hopper took a job as a cover designer at an advertising agency.

In 1912: He traveled to Gloucester, Massachusetts, seeking inspiration, and completed his first outdoor paintings in the country there.

In 1923: A Brooklyn Museum exhibit included six of Hopper's Gloucester watercolors with his wife Nivison's help.

In 1929: He created two paintings, Railroad Sunset and Chop Suey.

In 1933: Hopper's first large-scale retrospective was held at the Museum of Modern Art.

Achievements and Awards:

• In 1918: Hopper's "Smash the Hun" poster was awarded the U.S. Shipping Board Prize.

• In 1923: Hopper won the Logan Prize from the Chicago Society of Etchers and the W. A. Bryan Prize for his etchings.

• In 2004: A huge collection of Edward Hopper's paintings traveled throughout Europe, stopping at the Tate Modern in London and the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany.

Unknown Facts:

• His parents supported his artistic pursuits even though he had considered becoming a naval architect. He enrolled in a study course in 1899. He quickly changed schools, enrolling in William Merritt Chase's New York School of Art and Design program. He began painting magazine covers in 1905.

• Many people, most notably Alfred Hitchcock in the movies The Birds and Vertigo, have been inspired by Edward Hopper's spare, reflective paintings and representation of the contemporary American environment.