SPECIAL INTEREST MORNINGS Venue: THE ARTS CENTRE STAMFORD PE9 2DL Nearest car park - Wharf Road PE9 2EB Registration 9.15 am Lectures: 10.00 - 12.30 pm Cost which includes coffee: Stamford Arts Society Members £25 Non-Members £30 Tuesday October 22nd 2024 American Art: Edward Hopper and Grant Wood Stella Grace Lyons The first half of the 20th century was a golden age for figurative painters in North America. Many of the most reproduced images from American Art History were created during this time – Grant Wood’s ‘American Gothic’, as well as paintings by Edward Hopper and others. In this special interest morning Stella will explore some of the most iconic images to come out of America, all of which are firmly etched in the public consciousness. Lecture 1 Grant Wood and the Regionalists Lecture 2 ‘All the lonely people’ The work of Edward Hopper Click here for further details and a booking form. American Gothic Grant Wood 1930 Art Institute of Chicago Nighthawks Edward Hopper 1942 Art Institute of Chicago