Edward Hopper’s paintings have long been beloved, but during quarantine, they have seemed suddenly new again. His isolated figures and emptied streets seem like uncanny snapshots of real life. And with summer upon us, Hopper’s 1952 painting Morning Sun strikes a particular chord—in fact, it’s been called it one of “the ultimate images of summer.”In it, a woman, modelled on the painter’s wife, Jo, is pictured in a…
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i had no idea, and it really fills in some blanks. until the last paragraph, it seemed like a mutually positive relationship and then – it explains a lot about this
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Now I want to see some of his wife’s paintings. Fascinating article. Thanks for sharing it, Sarah. I hope you are well.
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That was a really interesting article. It makes me look at the painting in a totally different way. I wonder what Jo’s paintings are like.
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Wouldn’t it be brilliant to reopen an art museum with an exhibition of Hopper’s paintings and title it “social distancing.”
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Wow. He criticized her and “forbid” her to show her works. I don’t feel the same way about him any longer.
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I love this and it feels very ‘now’.
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How interesting! A showing of Hopper’s art would certainly parallel Covid. Thank you, Sarah.
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Thanks to all of you for your comments.
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Whoa! His images seem so timely now!
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