Edward Hopper
Village of Nyack, Rockland County, New York
Marker Inscription
Hopper House birthplace and boyhood home of the eminent realist painter Edward Hopper (1882 - 1967). The Hoppers' forebears came from Holland in 1652, and the artist's grandfather built this house in 1858. After graduating from Nyack High School, Hopper moved to New York but returned to the family home throughout his life. Local citizens saved the house in 1970 and formed the Edward Hopper Landmark Preservation Foundation. Hopper lies buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Erected by Historical Society of Rockland County
The Story
This Nyack house, built in 1858 by the grandfather of Edward Hopper (1882–1967), was the birthplace and boyhood home of one of America's greatest realist painters. Even after moving to New York City, Hopper returned to the family home throughout his life, and the quiet light and architecture of his Hudson River town echo in his spare, contemplative canvases. Local citizens rescued the house in 1970 and founded a preservation society to keep it.
Why it matters
It preserves the roots of an artist whose paintings of solitude and American light became one of the defining visions of the nation's 20th-century self-image.
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