Josephine Hopper

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Josephine Nivison (1906) based on a painting by Robert Henri

Josephine Verstille Nivison "Jo" Hopper , née Nivison (born March 18, 1883 in Manhattan ; † March 6, 1968 ) was an American painter .

Career

Josephine Hopper was the daughter of the music teacher and pianist Eldorado Nivison and his wife Mary Ann Nivison (née McGrath). The family had three children, with Josephine being the middle child and her older sibling died in childhood. The family moved within New York City very often . In 1900 Hopper began a teacher training course at what would later become Hunter College . In 1904 she achieved a Bachelor of Arts degree. She then studied art for two years at the New York School of Art, among others with Robert Henri . From February 1906, she was a public school teacher in the United States. She met Edward Hopper at art school . In 1914 she met Hopper again, on a regular basis attended her summer resorts of artist colonies , this time in Ogunquit . At the end of 1918, she volunteered for the Red Cross to work in military hospitals during the First World War in Europe. Their use ended at the beginning of 1919, when Hopper became seriously ill with bronchitis . Hopper was also interested in dance and theater. She played several minor roles with the Washington Square Players.

In 1923, now 40 years old, she met Edward Hopper again, whom she married on July 9, 1924. Edward Hopper was still working as an illustrator in the advertising industry at this time. Jo Hopper initially had her own studio, but over the next few years put her own artistic ambitions on hold and became Edward Hopper's most important female model in almost all of his pictures.

After marrying Jo Hopper, Edward Hopper began to become one of the most famous artists in the United States. Over time he was able to make a living from selling his paintings. Not only was she his model, but also his secretary and manager. From then on, the couple lived in a shared apartment in New York City. In the summer, people moved to the New England states for summer retreat or undertook extensive trips within the country, Mexico or Europe .

Jo Hopper died on March 6, 1968 after her husband died on May 15, 1967.

Works (selection)

  • Railroad Gates, Gloucester, Watercolor, Edward Hopper House, 1928
  • Self Portrait , Edward Hopper House

literature

  • Gail Levin: Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography. University of California Press, 1998.

Web links

Commons : Josephine Hopper  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Senta Tröml-Plötz: Josephine Nivison-Hopper. In: Fembio.org. 2017, accessed February 16, 2019 .
  2. ^ Josephine Nivison Hopper. In: www.artsy.net. 2019, accessed on February 16, 2019 (eng).
personal data
SURNAME Hopper, Josephine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hopper, Josephine Verstille Nivison Jo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American painter
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Manhattan , United States
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1968