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Edward Hopper’s Village Muses

…the Village intimately connected to Edward Hopper and his paintings, some of which also still stand today. Map showing Hopper-related sites throughout Greenwich Village Edward Hopper was born in Nyack,…

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Edward Hopper’s Village

…these claims. Edward Hopper‘s Studio at One Washington Square North Edward and Jo Hopper’s charming studio on Washington Square North, which is now owned by NYU and houses much of…

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Exploring Virtual Village Voices, Part 5: Billie Holiday, Edward Hopper, and Jane Jacobs

…by actress Necar Zadigan. https://soundcloud.com/villagepreservation/billie-holiday-village-voices-audio?utm_source=clipboard&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fvillagepreservation%252Fbillie-holiday-village-voices-audio Edward Hopper Edward Hopper lived and worked for 53 years at 3 Washington Square North.  This is but one of many sites in the Village…

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Edward Hopper’s Drug Store

We’ll be the first to admit it: We have Edward Hopper fever. Those who were present at our recent lecture on the artist’s work know the extent of the research…

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Edward Hopper and the Village

The Whitney’s life-size window installation of Edward Hopper’s ‘Nighthawks’ at the Flatiron Building. Image via ccho/Flickr. Last week the Whitney Museum revealed its 3D cut-out recreation of the noted Edward

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Edward Hopper’s Greenwich Village

…members through the Whitney’s recent Edward Hopper’s New York exhibit. Now, Village Preservation is excited to bring Jason back to discuss his research on Hopper and his findings as an art historian…

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VILLAGE VOICES: Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967 American Painter and Printmaker Hopper painted scenes of cool isolation to respond to an increasingly urban but more socially disconnected New…

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Edward Albee: Icon of American Theatre

Edward Albee “I’d read about the Village, how Bohemian it was, and after getting thrown out of college, couldn’t wait to get here.” So were the words of groundbreaking playwright…

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House Tour Preview

…Art has taken up residence downtown once again in the Meatpacking District. 1 Washington Square North is the former home and studio of the great American painter, Edward Hopper.  Hopper

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VILLAGE VOICES

…Cunningham John W. Draper Bob Dylan Martha Graham Lorraine Hansberry Billie Holiday Edward Hopper Jane Jacobs Larry Kramer Helen Levitt Edna St. Vincent Millay Joan Mitchell Joe Papp Charlie Parker…

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The Making of the Whitney Museum

…has written about Glackens, Edward Hopper, James McNeil Whistler, and others. Former location on Madison Avenue source: whitney.org So now that the Whitney has opened downtown, revisit its original incarnation…

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Welcome to the New Whitney

…people, brought together and focused by this new building and the experience of art.” Edward Hopper’s Early Sunday Morning (1930) Willem de Kooning, “Woman and Bicycle” (1952-53) (Courtesy: The Whitney)…

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An East Village Survivor

…criminal justice system. The house is named for Isaac T. Hopper, the Quaker Abolitionist and reformer who founded the WPA. Hopper’s daughter, Abigail Hopper Gibbons, was the first president of…

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Tragedy on Second Avenue

…Home of the Women’s Prison Association, a reform organization founded in 1845 by Issac Tatem Hopper (1771-1852) and his daughter Abigail Hopper Gibbons (1801-1893), who sought to better the lives…

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The Loew-Down

…but eventually transformed in the late 1970s to the handling center and garden we see today. And for all you Edward Hopper aficionados out there who may have enjoyed our…

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VILLAGE VOICES II Launches September 18th

…Draper, Martha Graham, Lorraine Hansberry, Edward Hopper, Helen Levitt, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Joan Mitchell, Joe Papp, Charlie “Bird” Parker, Jackson Pollock, Leontyne Price, Robert Rauschenberg, Maurice Sendak, Patti Smith,…

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Landmark Designation Reports

Hopper House NYC LPC Designation Report Isaac T. Hopper House State and National Register Report Isaac T. Hopper House State and National Register Photos   Louis N. Jaffe Art Theater…

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233-37 Bleecker Street (r. to l.)

…2000s was showing signs of significant deterioration. The early 19th-century wooden and masonry buildings may have served as the inspiration for Edward Hopper’s iconic painting “Early Sunday Morning” — more…

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Advocacy Reports

…The History of 101 Avenue A Webster Hall A Connection Between Edward Hopper’s Early Sunday Morning The South Village The Far West Village After the Kimmel Center Gansevoort Market Stonewall…

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Paul Cadmus’ Greenwich Village

…Women Most Charming Spots Social Change Champions Artists’ Homes Churches Homes and Haunts of Great Writers Theaters Houses with Dormers Buildings Designed by George Frederick Pelham Street Name Origins Edward

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Sixth Avenue Extension – Before & After

Edward Hopper panel, speaker Linda Yowell’s dramatic slides of the destruction caused by the 1917 extension of Seventh Avenue elicited great interest from the crowd. We thought it would be…

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233-237 Bleecker Street

…architecturally significant enough to warrant landmark designation; however, there is also evidence to indicate that they may have served as the inspiration for the renowned Edward Hopper painting Early Sunday Morning (1930)….

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233-37 Bleecker Street (r. to l.)

…2000s was showing signs of significant deterioration. The early 19th-century wooden and masonry buildings may have served as the inspiration for Edward Hopper’s iconic painting “Early Sunday Morning” — more…

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Daytonian in Greenwich Village

…Champions Artists’ Homes Churches Homes and Haunts of Great Writers Theaters Houses with Dormers Buildings Designed by George Frederick Pelham Street Name Origins Edward Hopper’s Greenwich Village Mid-Century Modern Music…

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233-37, 239 Bleecker Street (r. to l.)

…2000s was showing signs of significant deterioration. The early 19th-century wooden and masonry buildings may have served as the inspiration for Edward Hopper’s iconic painting “Early Sunday Morning” — more…

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Even More Daytonian in Greenwich Village

…Great Writers Theaters Houses with Dormers Buildings Designed by George Frederick Pelham Street Name Origins Edward Hopper’s Greenwich Village Mid-Century Modern Music Venues African-American History LGBTQ Sites Pineapples, Pinecones, and…

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WWI and the Village

…conflict of World War I.   Post-War Village Edward Hopper, Chop Suey. Image courtesy of Ephemeral New York. WWI had a liberating effect on social norms both inside and outside…

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The Village Seen: Painter Patricia Melvin

…that evokes scenes by past painters of the Village such as William Glackens and Edward Hopper. A resident of the same Second Avenue apartment for four decades, her sensibilities are perfectly…

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Howard Johnson’s in Greenwich Village

…diner in the Village which may have served as the inspiration for Edward Hopper’s painting “Nighthawks” HERE. Please share with us any recollections or stories you may have of either…

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A South Village Anniversary

…still manage retain their early New York character. There is also evidence that they may have served as the inspiration for the renowned Edward Hopper painting Early Sunday Morning (1930)….

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100 years ago…

…the Village. Sloan, along with Edward Hopper, was among the many artists who lived and worked in the Village during the war and for many years after it. Backyards, Greenwich…

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Many Layers of History Throughout 2018

…Beyond the Village and Back: Penn Station September Many Layers of History at 9th Street and 5th Avenue November Nighthawks by Edward Hopper (1942). Many Layers of History at 7th…

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What’s So Special About the South Village?

…running play in history, The Fantasticks. It’s where progressive education began, at Little Red Schoolhouse. It’s home to the likely inspiration for Edward Hopper’s iconic painting, “Early Sunday Morning.”  (counterclockwise…

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233 Bleecker Street

…2000s was showing signs of significant deterioration. The early 19th-century wooden and masonry buildings may have served as the inspiration for Edward Hopper’s iconic painting “Early Sunday Morning” — more…

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Village Awardee Round-Up!

…policy work. Founded in 1845 by abolitionist and activist Abby Hopper Evans and her father Isaac T. Hopper, the WPA has deep roots in our neighborhoods. Hopper Home, the WPA’s…

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The Meat Markets of the South Village

…In the mid-1940s, Edward Faicco’s grandsons, Thomas and Edward J. Faicco, purchased 260 Bleecker Street and made it the new home of their family’s pork shop with their sister Ann….

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(Street) Signs of the Times

…street namings was Cornell Edwards Way in 2012. Edwards, the always-visible owner of the beloved East Village shop, the Flower Stall, at 143 East 13th Street passed away in 2011….

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The Real Auntie Mame

…name was Edward Everett Tanner III (May 18, 1921 – November 6, 1976), a millionaire. The story was reincarnated over and over again, as a stage play, a movie (which…

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