Edward Hopper, Paints his World

Reviewed by: Patricia Temple - long Island Community Library, Long Island, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: December 20, 2014

Review

Clearly written text introduces young readers to a young boy whose pencil case is labeled, Edward Hopper Would be Artist. Edward's goal was to make a living drawing and painting subjects that moved him deeply. The author conveys the hard work and dedication it took for Hopper to ultimately achieve that goal. The illustrations are a combination of sepia toned drawings and colorful paintings that capture the time period of Hopper's life and beautifully evoke his style without mimicking it. Extensive backwater includes the usual source notes, but also expands the reader's understanding of how Hopper thought about art. Reproductions of and comments on four famous Hopper paintings are particularly interesting.

Overall Book Score: very good