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1. Edward Hopper is considered to be what type of painter?
2. In what medium did Edward Hopper work?
3. In 1923, Hopper sold a watercolor to The Brooklyn Museum of Art for $100, thus launching his career as a serious artist. Which painting was it?
4. Which word would best describe Hopper's personality?
5. When in the Gloucester, Massachusetts artist colony, Hopper painted the local architecture while other artists chose to paint seascapes. Why?
6. What was the occupation of Hopper's wife?
7. In the 1920s, a group of younger American artists joined Hopper in painting American subjects with a sense of realism and a naturalistic style. These artists included all of the following, EXCEPT...
8. Hopper's most famous and recognizable painting, "Nighthawks", is part of what museum's permanent collection?
9. Comedian Steve Martin is a huge Edward Hopper fan. Which one of his movies feature a recreation of two of Hopper's most famous paintings?
10. Hopper died in 1967, and his wife bequeathed the majority of his works to New York's Whitney Museum of Art. In 1980, the Whitney opened "Edward Hopper: The Art and the Artist," a groundbreaking exhibition. When the exhibition traveled abroad, which cities did it go to?
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