Object Record
Images
Metadata
Artist |
Hopper, Edward |
Title |
The City |
Date |
1927 |
Year Range from |
1927 |
Year Range to |
1927 |
Medium |
Oil on canvas |
Dimensions |
H-27.5 W-37 inches |
Credit line |
Gift of C. Leonard Pfeiffer |
ID# |
1945.009.023 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Provenance |
Frank Rehn Gallery, New York, NY; C. Leonard Pfeiffer, 1933; gift to UAMA, 1945. |
Bibliography |
Agiewich, Rebecca. "Arts for All" in Alaska Airlines Magazine, Paradigm Press, Seattle, WA, February 1993. Anderson, Warren H. "Seeing Art in Particular," School Arts. January 1981, 6-10. Barmeyer, Eike. "Images of the American Soul, Edward Hopper," TV Documentary, Bayerischer Rundfund (Public German Television), 2003. Beck, Hubert. "Edward Hopper," Ellert & Richter Verlag, 1991, color illus., not paginated. (?)German Television ZDH, Mainz, Germany. Beck, Hubert. "Der melancholische Blick - Die Großstadt im werk des amerikanischen Malers Edward Hopper," (The melancholic gaze - Edward Hopper and the city), edition by Peter Lang, a thesis paper. Berman, Avis. "Edward Hopper's New York," produced by Chameleon Books, Inc., published by Pomegranate, Petaluma, CA, color, page 29. ISBN 0-7649-314-7. BNF Mortgages Ltd., "Mortgage Desk Support," brochure published by Powerhouse Consultancy Ltd., London, June 1991, color illus. Chapman, Laura. "Art: Images & Ideas," 8th grade edition of the series "Discover Art." Worcester, MA: Davis Publications first published in 1987, second printing, 1991. Chapman, Dr. Laura. "Teaching Art," Davis Publishing, Worcester, MA, April 1988. Clair, Jean, editor. "The 1920s: Age of the Metropolis," Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1991, color illus., page 465 (exhibition catalogue, June 20 - November 10, 1991). Constantino, Maria. "Edward Hopper," New York: Barnes & Noble, 1995, page 38, color illus. Henkes, Robert. "Themes in American Painting: a reference work to common styles and genres," Jefferson, NC, McFarland Publishing, 1993. Hobbs, Robert. "Edward Hopper," New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with The National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1987, color illustration, page 82. Kranzfelder, Ivo. "Edward Hopper 1882-1967: Vision der Wirklichkeit," Koln: Benedikt Tuschen Verlag, 1994, in German. Color illus., page 114. ISBN 3-82280894508. Küster, Ulf, Edward Hopper A to Z: Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH, 2020. Lanier, Vincent. "The Visual Arts and the Elementary Child," Teacher's College Press, 1983, b/w illus., page 27. Marker, Sherry. "Edward Hopper," London: Bison Books Ltd., 1990, page 42. Levin, Gail. "Edward Hopper: a Catalogue Raisonné," New York: The Whitney Museum of American Art and W.W. Norton & Company, 2 volumes & CD Roms, 1995. Neumann, Dietrich. "Film Architecture," Prestal-Verlag, Munich, Oct. 1994. *Quoniam, Dr. Stephane. "Urban and rural landscapes in Edward Hopper's paintings," (submitted to the Geographic Review and Les Annales de Geographie, tentative publishing), August 1986. Renner, Rolf Gunner. "Edward Hopper 1992-1967: Transformationen des Realen," Berlin: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1990, color illus., page 40. [in English as "The Truth of the Real: Edward Hopper and Photography," Exhibition Catalogue, Museum Folkwang, Germany, June 1992.] Sanders, James. "Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies," Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2001, b/w/ illus., page 24, no. 54. ISBN 0-394-57062-6. *Schneider, Romana (editor?). Article for "Domus" magazine, September 1988. Sussman, Elisabeth. "City of Ambition: Artists & New York, 1900-1960," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1966, color, page 90. Stonehill, Judith. "Greenwich Village: A Guide to America's Legendary Left Bank," New York Bound Books, 2002, color slide. Tate Modern, Education Display. Jane Burton, Curator, April 2004. Thorgensen, Storm. "Record Album," (or "Rock Albums"?) London: Dorling Kindersley, Fall (color). Troyen, Carol, et. al. Edward Hopper (Boston: MFA Publications, 2007). "Views of the City," Exhibition Brochure, Santa Fe, NM: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Oct. 2000. "Visions of Tomorrow: New York and American Industrialization in the 1920s - 1930s," International Sculpture Center, Washington, D.C., organized by The Mainichi Newspaper Tokyo, 1988. (exhibition catalogue) *Ward, J.A. Article for "New Orleans Review," tentative, March 1987. *unsure whether published "Edward Hopper," Calendar. NY: Te Neues, 1989. "Edward Hopper," 2001 Calendar, New York: TeNeues Publishing Company. "Edward Hopper," 2002 Calendar, 7,000 press run, Spring 2001, New York: Te Neues Publishing Company. "Edward Hopper" Calendar, New York: Te Neues, 1993. "Edward Hopper," Compact Desk Calendar, New York: TeNeues, 1995. "Edward Hopper," Calendar, New York: TeNeues. "Edward Hopper" Large Engagement Calendar, New York: Te Neues Publishing Company. "Edward Hopper," Note Card Box, New York: Te Neues Publishing, 2004-2005. "Edward Hopper" Postcards, accompanying the Museum Folkwang Exhibit. Fink Verlag publishing, 1992. "Edward Hopper," Wall Calendar, Gutersloh, Germany: Mohndruck Kalendar and Promotion Verlag, 1999. "Edward Hopper," Wall Calendar, New York: TeNeues (color), 2000. "Hopper 2005," three formats of calendars: engagement, 12x12" wall, and 9x25-1/2" wall, press run 7,500 each. "Hopper Reading Calendar," NY: Universe Publishing, 1998. |
Exhibitions History |
"An Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings from the Collection of the University of Arizona," (organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Apr 7-27, 1943; M.H. DeYoung Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA, Aug 1943, cat. #31, ill. Phoenix Fine Arts Association, Phoenix, AZ, Jan 12-26, 1945. Ginn and Company, Boston, MA, Feb 24, 1947. "Edward Hopper Retrospective," Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, Feb 11-Mar 26, 1950, circulated: Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Apr 13-May 14, 1950; Detroit Institute of Arts, Jun 1950. "A University Collects-Arizona," sponsored by the American Federation of the Arts, New York City, circulated: University of California Art Gallery, Los Angeles, Sept 9-30, 1952; Rosicrucian Egyptian Oriental Museum, San Jose, Dec 5-31, 1952; Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, Jan 18-Feb 8, 1953; Texas Western College, El Paso, Feb 22-Mar 15, 1953; Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Jun 29-Jul 26, 1953; Miami Beach Art Center, Aug 10-27, 1953; Winston-Salem Public Library, NC, Sept 20-Oct 11, 1953; University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Oct 25-Nov 15, 1953; University of Idaho, Moscow, Nov 28-Dec 18, 1953. "Paintings, Drawings, Prints, Sculpture, from American Colleges and University Collections," William Hayes Ackland Memorial Art Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Sep 20-Oct 20, 1958. "Art Across America," Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, NY, Oct 15-Dec 31, 1960, cat. no. 58, ill. "Paintings from the Collections of the University of Arizona," circulated 1962-1963: Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR; Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO; Des Moines, IA; Kansas Art Gallery, Lawrence, KS. "Edward Hopper -- A Retrospective of Oils and Watercolors," UAMA, Apr 20-May 19, 1963, cat. no. 113, ill. "Edward Hopper Retrospective Exhibition," Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, Sep 29-Nov 29, 1964, circulated: Chicago Art Institute, Dec 19, 1964-Jan 31, 1965; Detroit Institute of Arts, Feb 19-Mar 21, 1965; City Art Museum, St. Louis, Apr 7-May 9, 1965. University of Mexico, Mexico City, Sep 1965. "American Scene -- The Twentieth Century," Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, Apr 5-May 17, 1970; William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum, Rockland, ME, Jul 9-Sep 5, 1971. "Edward Hopper Exhibition," Newport Harbor Art Museum, CA, Jan 12-Feb 23, 1972; Pasadena Art Museum, Mar 7-Apr 30, 1972. "Tucson Collects," Tucson Museum of Art, May 21-Jun 22, 1975. Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct 19- Nov 16, 1975; "200 Years of American Painting," Fresno Art Center, CA, Nov 20-Dec 30, 1977, cat. no. 60, ill. "Fifty Years Ago," University Art Museum, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Sep 19-Dec 1, 1980. "American Masters of the Twentieth Century," Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, May 7-Jun 20, 1982; Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, IL, Jul 11-Sep 15, 1982, cat. no. 24, ill. "Arizona Collects: Twentieth Century Painting," Tucson Museum of Art, Jan 18-Mar 23, 1986. "Visions of Tomorrow: New York and American Industrialization in the 1920s-1930s" (organized by the Mainichi Newspapers in collaboration with the International Sculpture Center in DC) circulated: Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo, Apr 21-May 10, 1988; Daimaru Museum, Osaka, May 18-June 6, 1988; Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, July 15-Aug 14, 1988; Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, Utsunomiya, Aug 28-Oct 2, 1988. "The 1920s: Age of the Metropolis" Montreal Museum of Art, Montreal, Canada, Jun 20-Nov 10, 1991. "The Truth of the Real - Edward Hopper and Photography," Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany, Jun 6-Sept 27, 1992. "Views of the City" Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, NM, Nov 14, 2000-Mar 14, 2001. "Edward Hopper," organized by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, May 6–Aug.19, 2007; circulated: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, Sept. 16, 2007–Jan. 21, 2008; The Art Institute of Chicago, Feb. 16–May 11, 2008. "Metropolis: The City in the 1920's and 30's." UAMA, May 27- Oct. 31, 2010. "Edward Hopper Retrospective" Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid (org), 6/12-9/16/2012 Galeries Nationales, Grand Palais, Paris 10/5/2012-1/28/2013 "American Visions: Selections from the C. Leonard Pfeiffer Collection," UAMA (Hanson Gallery), Nov 22, 2013-March 24, 2014. Highlights of the Permanent Collection, UAMA, Mar. 19, 2016 Edward Hopper, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2020 |
Subjects |
American Realism Representational Buildings Cityscape paintings Cityscapes Oil painting |