Edward Hopper: Light and Dark (Temporis Collection)
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,History & Criticism
Edward Hopper: Light and Dark (Temporis Collection) Details
About the Author Gerry Souter learned about trains at his grandfather's knee in the New York Central roundhouse at Buffalo, New York, and sprawled next to his own Lionel trains beginning at age eight. He met Janet, his wife, in a darkroom at the School of the Chicago Art Institute. Their cameras have visited many Lionel layouts bringing creative illustration to their words. The Souters currently live in Arlington, Illinois. Read more
Reviews
This is another case where the hardcover book would be much preferable to the Kindle Fire version if one were willing to pay the difference in price. First, Gerry Souter's account of Hopper's life, his art, and his stormy relationship with wife Jo (why did she stay with this guy?) are told in a straightforward manner. Souter describes with words each of Hopper's major works and their backstory. Psychoanalysis of the man and the painting are brief and to the point.Unfortunately, in my Kindle Fire, the paintings themselves are shown more or less randomly, not chronologically, throughout the book. For example, Railroad Sunset (1929) and Classic Landscape (1931) are found along with Souter's account of Hopper just before WWI. Nighthawks (1942) is shown well before the text describing this classic American painting, certainly Hopper's most famous work. It also does not help that Nighthawks and many other images are split into two halves, which detracts from the overall appreciation of the painting. There is a List of Illustrations at the back of the Kindle version, but with no indication where they are to be found in the book. Finally, the Notes are not highlighted; it is not possible to tap the # of the note, go to the back and read it, then tap the # again to return to the page one was reading.In other words, a B+ for the book, a D- for the Kindle presentation.
