CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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photograph by Rodney Smith
Curated by Leslie Smolan
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December 6, 2019 – March 8, 2020
Members Opening & Reception: Friday, December 6, 2019

​Every few years a photographer emerges on the world stage with a unique voice and vision that immediately sets their work apart from anyone else. Cartier Bresson, Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Annie Leibovitz, …. each has a style and approach that defines their era and distinguishes them from other talented but more predictable image makers. Rodney Smith’s extraordinary photographs are destined to join the ranks of these masters. ​

Alongside this exhibition, Edward Hopper House is pleased to present intimate glimpses of Hopper’s life captured in photos from the Sanborn-Hopper Family Archive. This exhibition is on view all winter as we celebrate the powerful art of photography.

Thanks to our sponsors for their support of this exhibition: 

HOPPER THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY

Alongside the "Human In Nature: The Art & Wit of Rodney Smith" exhibition, Edward Hopper House is pleased to present intimate glimpses of Hopper’s life captured in photos from the Sanborn-Hopper Family Archive. This exhibition is on view all winter 2019-2020 as we celebrate the powerful art of photography.

The advent of the camera in the mid-19th century materialized a complex view on whether photography was an art or a science, yet by the turn of the century, photography advanced in its production and photographers were able to control the composition. IN all its resulting aesthetic and documentarian use, one cannot imagine the field of art without the power of photography. Each of these photographs in the Sanborn Gallery are pictorial as they capture the artist in his youth and throughout his lifetime. 

JohN MORTON: PLace of Origin

September 6, 2019 – March 8, 2020
Members Opening & Reception: Thursday, September 5, 6:30-8:30 PM2019
Place of Origin weaves together the diverse cultural fabric of Rockland County with a unique and creative approach to listening, interacting, and responding to personal oral histories. Composer and sound artist John Morton gathered stories from the residents of Rockland County towns responding to the question "Where did you grow up?" This idea encompasses the notion that everyone grows up "somewhere" and that those stories can be shared and enriched by the musical and creative use of sound.

Edward Hopper's Bedroom Reimagined

The Edward Hopper House is pleased to announce the restaging of the Edward Hopper's bedroom in the historic house in which he spent the first 28 years of his life and where he visited family throughout his lifetime.  The bedroom has been transformed into a showcase designed in period style by Architectural Digest featured designer Ernest de la Torre, and architect Walter Cain.
 
The staging of Hopper’s bedroom is a fitting acknowledgement of the profound impact the space had on his artistic development. Growing up with a view of the Hudson River from his bedroom window, young Edward Hopper was drawn to its banks. He spent hours at the village docks and shipyards, sketching and watching the building and rigging of boats. The activity on the river is captured in many of Hopper’s early drawings and paintings, and boats and seascapes remained common subjects in his art throughout his life.
 
Also central to his artistic development was the so-called “Hudson River light” of Nyack. The strong rays of morning sunlight streaming through the east facing windows of his bedroom create shifting patterns of light on the floor and walls. Hopper incorporated these tangible blocks of sunlight into early paintings and many of his later masterpieces. Visitors to this showcase will be able to appreciate all the unique features of the bedroom that so inspired Edward Hopper and led him on his creative path.  Due to the historic nature of the house and other limitations, the second floor room is only accessible by the stairs.
​We are grateful to Ernest de la Torre and Walter Cain for their attention to detail and for the time and energy they put into this project, as well as for the generous loans they contributed.  Thank you also to Paul Cavalconte and artists Vincent and Tatiana Capraro for the additional loans, and to Mark Turner of Turner & Turner Painting.   
Special thanks to Richard Ellis of Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty for making this all possible.
Please Note: The second floor of Edward Hopper House is NOT currently ADA accessible. 

Edward Hopper's Early Work and Memorabilia

On view in the Arthayer & Ruth Sanborn Gallery

Early drawings, paintings, and etchings together with memorabilia, including model boats made by Hopper, paintboxes, and an easel, are presented on an ongoing basis. 

A Photographic Journey through Hopper's World
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​by Charles Sternaimolo

Searching through Josephine Hopper’s meticulous notes, studying the work of fellow Hopper scholars, checking with local residents and historians, and even walking through an area in search of a “Hopper scene,” photographer Charles Sternaimolo identified and documented over 150 places painted by Edward Hopper. See a visual comparison through photography of Hopper’s painted locations.
This exhibit was generously underwritten by Donna Cox, ​Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty. Additional support was provided by Frames & Art by Simon