Join curator Joachim Homann for a close look at Edward Hopper’s watercolors depicting Cape Cod, including the masterpiece "Highland Light" (1930) and a peak at a new acquisition to the Harvard Art Museums' collection. Through Hopper's watercolors, he reveals a landscape in transformation.
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK:
+ Explore more drawings in the Harvard Art Museums’ collection: Drawings At Harvard
+ Edward Hopper, American, “Highland Light,” 1930. Watercolor over graphite on rough white wove paper. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Louise E. Bettens Fund, 1930.462. hvrd.art/o/306540
+ Edward Hopper, American, “Jenness House, Truro,” 1934. Watercolor over graphite on heavy white wove paper. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Virginia Jenness, 1982.37. hvrd.art/o/309238.
+ More works by Edward Hopper in the Harvard Art Museums’ collection: harvardartmuseums.org/collections/person/26601?person=26601.
SPEAKER:
+ Joachim Homann, Maida and George Abrams Curator of Drawings, Division of European and American Art, Harvard Art Museums.
+ (Moderator) Lynette Roth, Daimler Curator of the Busch-Reisinger Museum and Head, Division of Modern and Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums.
SPEAKER:
Joachim Homann, Maida and George Abrams Curator of Drawings, Division of European and American Art.
Recorded July 13, 2021. Harvard College. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu.