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All I ever wanted to do is to paint sunlight on the side of a wall.
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I was always interested in architecture, but the editors [of the magazines who demanded these subjects for the illustrations of Hopper] wanted people waving with their arms.
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Partly through choice, I was never willing to hire out more than three days a week [making illustrations for the magazines to support himself, c. 1912] I kept some time to do my own work. Illustrating was a depressing experience. And I didn't get very good prices because I didn't often do what they wanted.
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Maybe I'm not very human. What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of the house.
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Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we do not, we not only blaspheme our political heritage, we ignore the common ties that bind all Americans.
Barbara Jordan
Edward Hopper
Born:
July 22, 1882
Died:
May 15, 1967
(aged 84)
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