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Edward Hopper Paints His World

by Robert Burleigh

Illustrator: Wendell Minor

Ages: 9+

Published: 2014

Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt BFYR/Macmillan

ISBN: 978-0-8050-8752-9

Keywords: Picture Books for Older Readers, Edward Hopper, Art, Realism (Art)

ARC This biography of the painter references the artistic influences on his work and the psychology that shaped his artistic vision.