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May Issue 2006
Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, SC, Presents Works by Edward Hopper
The Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, SC, presents the first comprehensive showing of the Charleston works of American realist Edward Hopper. The exhibition, Edward Hopper in Charleston, considers how the City of Charleston influenced Hopper's creative process and subject matter and correspondingly investigates Hopper's influence on the City's art scene. The exhibition, organized by the Gibbes Museum of Art, brings together, for one time only, the twelve located works on paper created by Hopper during his 1929 visit to Charleston. The exhibit will be on view from May 26 through Aug. 13, 2006.
"Edward Hopper in Charleston is the culmination of a five-year quest to bring together, for the first time, the twelve located watercolors and drawings by Edward Hopper that document his weeks in Charleston with his wife and fellow artist, Josephine Nivison Hopper" says Angela Mack, Chief Curator of the Gibbes Museum of Art. "The exhibition will offer the opportunity to examine his work in the context of other artists working during the Charleston Renaissance period and how their choice of subject matter compares with his choices."
Edward Hopper in Charleston includes works on loan from such institutions as the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. Pieces included in the exhibition were also discovered in private collections. The viewing of this landmark exhibition is exclusive to the Gibbes Museum of Art.
Edward Hopper (American, 1882-1967) is the
best-known American realist of the inter-war period. He is
famous for such poignant scenes of American life as Nighthawks
(1942, oil on canvas), now in the collection of The Art Institute
of Chicago. Educated in New York City under Robert Henri,
Hopper traveled extensively in Europe at the dawn of his painting
career and was influenced by such great European realists as Diego
Velzquez and Francisco de Goya.
Edward Hopper in Charleston is made possible by Disher,
Hamrick & Myers. Media support provided by American Style
magazine.
Established as the Carolina Art Association
in 1858, the Gibbes Museum of Art opened its doors to the public
in 1905. Located in Charleston's historic district, the Gibbes
houses a premier collection of over 10,000 works of fine art,
principally American works with a Charleston or Southern connection.
In 2005, the Gibbes Museum of Art celebrated the centennial
anniversary of its beaux arts building at 135 Meeting Street; enriching
the lives of Charleston's residents and visitors through
the visual arts for one hundred years.
For further information check our SC Institutional Gallery
listings, call the Museum at 843/722-2706 or at (www.gibbesmuseum.org).
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