by Bill Batson Legend has it that when Helen Hayes MacArthur first saw this fine example of Italianate architecture on North Broadway, her husband, playwright Charles MacArthur told her the house would cost them a […]
Tag: Edward Hopper
Nyack Sketch Log: Halloween Edition: Hitchcock Meets Hopper in Haverstraw
by Bill Batson This building in Haverstraw, the subject of Edward Hopper’s 1925 painting, House by the Railroad, maintains its vigil on Route 9W. Hopper’s haunting depiction of the three-story house came to the attention […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Hip Hopper Hooray!
by Bill Batson Edward Hopper’s posthumous popularity continues to soar. In April 2014, Art Everywhere U.S. conducted a poll to see what paintings Americans wanted displayed nationally on billboards, bus shelters, and subway platforms. “Nighthawks” by Edward […]
Nyack Sketch Log: The Hopper Years
by Bill Batson New York County (Manhattan) remains the center of the American art universe. But according to the curator of the current exhibit at the Edward Hopper House, the big bang that created the […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Helen Hayes MacArthur
by Bill Batson Legend has it that when Helen Hayes MacArthur first saw this fine example of Italianate architecture on North Broadway, her husband, playwright Charles MacArthur told her it would cost a Pretty Penny. […]