Gloucester inspired over 90 art works by Edward Hopper. A painter, printmaker, and illustrator, Hopper first arrived here to paint in 1912. His signature emotive and elegant style, already evident in his prints, crystallized with his summer visits during the 1920s.
Edward Hopper. Haskell’s House. 1924. Watercolor. Gift of Herbert A. Goldstone. National Gallery of Art, Washington
Many other artists painted this house at Flanagan’s square, including Stuart Davis. Take a walking tour of the sites in Gloucester that inspired Hopper’s magnificent watercolors, paintings, and prints.
- Google map for 100 Gloucester Hoppers
Google Map http://goo.gl/maps/DhoQ Edward Hopper All Around Gloucester. Images with addresses http://5trg.zapd.co/
- 100+ Edward Hopper Gloucester images ZAPD
catalogue with Hoppers then ("A") and now ("B"), with addresses; scrolls
- Mini doc Hopper Gloucester (2:41)
Hopper rode the rails to Gloucester MA
- WCVB Chronicle and Crows Nest
Short walk to Crows Nest and several other Hopper sites. Excerpt courtesy Chronicle WCVB-TV; Blake Works, Inc; www.wordscanwork.com