Susan surprised me for my birthday by arranging two nights at an inn in Gloucester, Ma., and home to the Cape Ann Museum, with a very large exhibition of the work of Edward Hopper, and his wife Jo, who spent several summers there. The presentation was truly epic, with art borrowed from dozens of museums, galleries and private collection.
We arrived on a wet afternoon, discovered the waterfront, the gardens, and had a delightful room at the Rockport Inn (in Rockport)
Here is our arrival, and some of the art from the Hopper exhibit. All these photos were taken from the catalogue of the exhibit, as photography wasn't allowed because of so many sources contributing to the showing.
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The Hopper exhibition |
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| Eastern Point Light 1923 Watercolor Private Collection |
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| Italian Quarter, Gloucester 1912 Oil on Canvas Whitney Museum (Jo Hopper donated Edward Hopper's estate, thousands of oils, watercolors, etchings, etc. to the Whitney) |
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| The Dories, Ogunquit undated Oil on Canvas Whitney Museum |
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| The Mansard Roof 1923 Watercolor Brooklyn Museum |
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| Study for the Henry Ford 1923 Fabricated chalk and charcoal on paper Whitney Museum |
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| Gloucester Mansion 1924 Watercolor Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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| Talbot's House 1926 Watercolor Private collection |
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| Universalist Church 1926 Watercolor Princeton University Art Museum |
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| Two on the Aisle 1927 Oil on canvas Toledo Museum of Art |
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| From Williamsburg Bridge 1928 Oil on canvas Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| Cape Ann Granite 1928 Oil on canvas Private collection, courtesy Christie's |
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| Hodgkin's House 1928 Oil on canvas Private collection |
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| Tables for Ladies 1930 Oil on canvas Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| Room in New York 1932 Oil on canvas Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln This, rather than "Nighthawks" may be the ultimate depiction of lonelyness. |
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| Self-Portrait 1925-30 Oil on Canvas Whitney Museum |
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| Jo Painting 1936 Oil on canvas Whitney Museum In this exhibition, Jo Hopper gets the recognition she almost never received as muse, manager, wife and artist. |
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| Four Lane Road 1956 Oil on canvas Private collection |
The Hopper is there through Oct. 16. It is a hugely popular exhibit, and you need to
buy tickets in advance. But it is very much worth it.
Next blog: other art at the Cape Ann Museum
including my beloved Fitz Henry Lane, of which the
Cape Ann Museum has the largest collection .
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