Edward Hopper Paints His World
A Graphic Novels, Nonfiction, Juvenile book. 02-01-2016 The story of Edward Hopper will appeal to anyone who has ever wanted to draw exactly...
As a boy, Edward Hopper knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up: on the cover of his pencil box, he wrote the words EDWARD HOPPER, WOULD-BE ARTIST. He traveled to New York and to Paris to hone his craft. And even though no one wanted to buy his paintings for a long time, he never stopped believing in his dream to be an artist. He was fascinated with painting light and shadow and his works explore this challenge.Edward Hopper's story is one of courage, resilience, and determination. In this striking picture book biography, Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor invite young readers into the world of a truly special American painter (most celebrated for...
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- Pages: 40 pages
- ISBN: 9780805087529 / 0
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Thoughtful beautiful book about Hopper's life and approach to his work. The illustrations are superb and Burleigh's accompanying text has a calm clear tone that suits Hopper's style and will give young readers a real sense of what made Hopper's work so special. Backmatter is fascinating too. Highly readable biography permeated by a thoughtful tone. Besides life events, the focus is on the inspiration for the Hopper's work, with the final question being philosophical. When asked why he painted, he responded, "Why do I paint? Well," he finally answered, "I'm after ME." The book was illustrated by Wendell Minor using "gouache... 02-01-2016 The story of Edward Hopper will appeal to anyone who has ever wanted to draw exactly what they are looking at, as realistically as possible. Through 3rd person narrative the reader learns of Edward's desire to paint exactly what he saw, yet the author hints at how the subjects of Edward's paintings were deeply connected to...
