Led by Dr. Batia Cohen, this program delves into Hopper’s quiet yet powerful depictions of modern American life. Through his iconic paintings of diners, gas stations, and urban interiors, Hopper captured the solitude, stillness, and introspection of everyday existence. Participants will explore how his work reveals the emotional undercurrents of 20th-century America.

This program is part of the Maverick American Artists Series with Dr. Batia Cohen. Although the art scene in the United States did not develop fully until the end of WWII, artists from America, like Mary Cassatt, James McNeill Whistler, and Edward Hopper, traveled abroad to get acquainted with avant-garde artistic movements. During and after WWII, the influx of immigrants changed the way art was created in America, bringing fresh ideas from other countries. Artists such as Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, and Rothko created their own view.  Batia Cohen, Ph.D