KIDS ACTIVITY DISCOVERIES: "Dry Goods"
What time of day is it in these paintings? Tell a story about these people:
This painting by Edward Hopper is called "Morning Sun." He painted it when he was 70 years old. (You can see this painting in real life at the Columbus Museum of Art.)
Josephine Nivison Hopper, an artist herself who married Edward Hopper, posed as the model for this painting (when she was 69 years old). What does the composition of this painting make you think she is thinking? If you were in this room instead of her, what would the sunlight feel like? Is the room warm, or cold? What else do you think you'd see out the window?
To learn more about Josephine, see our 2022 exhibition "Josephine Nivison Hopper: Edward's Muse."
Josephine Nivison Hopper, an artist herself who married Edward Hopper, posed as the model for this painting (when she was 69 years old). What does the composition of this painting make you think she is thinking? If you were in this room instead of her, what would the sunlight feel like? Is the room warm, or cold? What else do you think you'd see out the window?
To learn more about Josephine, see our 2022 exhibition "Josephine Nivison Hopper: Edward's Muse."
This is Edward Hopper's most famous painting. He called it "Night Hawks." He painted it when he was 60 years old. (You can see this painting in real life at the Art Institute of Chicago. This museum bought the painting immediately the year it was painted!)
Edward Hopper lived in Greenwich Village in New York City (after he lived in Nyack). The restaurants and streetscape there helped Hopper imagine this place.
Edward Hopper lived in Greenwich Village in New York City (after he lived in Nyack). The restaurants and streetscape there helped Hopper imagine this place.
MORE TO TELL:
While you're thinking about 'coffee and doughnuts' on an "Early Sunday Morning," here's another painting by Edward Hopper to make a story!
This painting by Edward Hopper is called "Chop Suey." Hopper painted it when he was 47 years old. (This painting is owned by a private collector, so it is not in a museum. Where would you put this painting in your home if you owned it?)
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