Edward Hopper.
b. 1882-1967. New York.
Middle class family he starts his life,
Relatively free of trouble or strife,
Shows artistic talent aged just five,
Inheriting his fathers intellectual
drive.
French and Russian culture he admired,
By Manet and Degas much inspired,
Ralph Waldo Emerson a favourite of his,
Essayist and poetry Emersons biz.
Unconquerable inertia for months on
end,
Subject matter he couldn't comprehend,
Then a movie company offered him work,
Painting posters and a career perk.
At forty years he made the grade,
Rubbing shoulders with an elite
brigade,
In the Whitney Museum of American art,
Three thousand paintings are set apart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tgzFalhMEI
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