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  • Book Review: Edward Hopper Portraits of America @Prestel_UK

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    April 8th, 2012mardixonLiteracy

    Prestel Books are renowned for their quality and detailed art books and this one doesn’t disappoint.

    Edward Hooper is the notorious realist painter that painted Nighthwawk (1942) the famous scene depicting big city loneliness in a diner.

    Straight away, Wieland Schmied starts with provocative and thought provoking questions:

    ‘Is he a true Regionalist? Is his art great on account of its local color, or despite it? Or is his work not regionalist at all, and those who seek its origins in the American Scene are mistaken?’

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I'm an American mom and wife and I live in Shropshire UK. I'm big on fun, education, art, science, saving libraries, and saving museums. I'm a Founding Member of CultureThemes.com.

I'm a Cultural Critical Friend. My passion for museums, art galleries and heritage venues, along with knowledge of social media, allows me to ask provacative questions to better your institution.

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In addition to writing for my own blog, I also write Cultural reviews and articles for Kids in Museums.

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