Edward Hopper’s cinema paintings: film palace nostalgia, usherette’s disillusionment, and bomb threats

Autores
Rühse, Viola
Año de publicación
2020
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
Edward Hopper —who is known for his pictorial compositions reminiscent of film scenes and who inspired many filmmakers— went to the cinema himself very often. He also addressed cinema exteriors and interiors as a topic in some of his works. In the following, three central works on cinemas by Edward Hopper —The Sheridan Theatre (1937), The Circle Theatre (1936), and New York Movie (1939)— whose historical context has not yet been examined in detail will be analysed. With their sophisticated compositions, they are very illustrative of cinema history in particular and American history of the 1930s in general. Hopper draws attention to contemporary urban trouble spots for unrest enhanced by cheapening strategies in the film exhibition business. He also deals with the changed cinema experiences in the 1930s and deconstructs the glamour of the job of the usherette and exposes the alienation of their work.
Edward Hopper —muy conocido por sus composiciones artísticas que evocan típicas escenas de películas y que han inspirado a muchos cineastas— frecuentaba el cine muy a menudo y empleaba los exteriores e interiores del cine como tema principal de algunas de sus obras. A continuación, se analizarán tres obras icónicas sobre cines de Edward Hopper: The Sheridan Theatre (1937), The Circle Theatre (1936), and New York Movie (1939), cuyo contexto histórico aún no se ha examinado en detalle. Sus composiciones son muy sofisticadas e ilustrativas al mostrar la historia del cine y de la historia estadounidense de la década de 1930. Hopper llama la atención sobre los problemas urbanos contemporáneos sobre la inquietud por las estrategias de abaratamiento en el negocio de exhibición de películas. También muestra las experiencias cambiantes del cine en la década de 1930 y deconstruye el glamour del trabajo del acomodador y expone la alienación de su trabajo.
Facultad de Artes
Materia
Historia del Arte
Edward Hopper
Film palaces
Painting and cinema
Usherette
American art
Palacios de cine
Pintura y cine
Acomodador
Arte estadounidense
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso abierto
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spelling Edward Hopper’s cinema paintings: film palace nostalgia, usherette’s disillusionment, and bomb threatsLas pinturas de cine de Edward Hopper: nostalgia del palacio de cine, desilusión del acomodador y amenazas de bombaRühse, ViolaHistoria del ArteEdward HopperFilm palacesPainting and cinemaUsheretteAmerican artPalacios de cinePintura y cineAcomodadorArte estadounidenseEdward Hopper —who is known for his pictorial compositions reminiscent of film scenes and who inspired many filmmakers— went to the cinema himself very often. He also addressed cinema exteriors and interiors as a topic in some of his works. In the following, three central works on cinemas by Edward Hopper —The Sheridan Theatre (1937), The Circle Theatre (1936), and New York Movie (1939)— whose historical context has not yet been examined in detail will be analysed. With their sophisticated compositions, they are very illustrative of cinema history in particular and American history of the 1930s in general. Hopper draws attention to contemporary urban trouble spots for unrest enhanced by cheapening strategies in the film exhibition business. He also deals with the changed cinema experiences in the 1930s and deconstructs the glamour of the job of the usherette and exposes the alienation of their work.Edward Hopper —muy conocido por sus composiciones artísticas que evocan típicas escenas de películas y que han inspirado a muchos cineastas— frecuentaba el cine muy a menudo y empleaba los exteriores e interiores del cine como tema principal de algunas de sus obras. A continuación, se analizarán tres obras icónicas sobre cines de Edward Hopper: The Sheridan Theatre (1937), The Circle Theatre (1936), and New York Movie (1939), cuyo contexto histórico aún no se ha examinado en detalle. Sus composiciones son muy sofisticadas e ilustrativas al mostrar la historia del cine y de la historia estadounidense de la década de 1930. Hopper llama la atención sobre los problemas urbanos contemporáneos sobre la inquietud por las estrategias de abaratamiento en el negocio de exhibición de películas. También muestra las experiencias cambiantes del cine en la década de 1930 y deconstruye el glamour del trabajo del acomodador y expone la alienación de su trabajo.Facultad de Artes2020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/108854enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/2314-2502info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.24215/23142502e023info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-10T12:27:17Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/108854Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-10 12:27:17.967SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Edward Hopper’s cinema paintings: film palace nostalgia, usherette’s disillusionment, and bomb threats
Las pinturas de cine de Edward Hopper: nostalgia del palacio de cine, desilusión del acomodador y amenazas de bomba
title Edward Hopper’s cinema paintings: film palace nostalgia, usherette’s disillusionment, and bomb threats
spellingShingle Edward Hopper’s cinema paintings: film palace nostalgia, usherette’s disillusionment, and bomb threats
Rühse, Viola
Historia del Arte
Edward Hopper
Film palaces
Painting and cinema
Usherette
American art
Palacios de cine
Pintura y cine
Acomodador
Arte estadounidense
title_short Edward Hopper’s cinema paintings: film palace nostalgia, usherette’s disillusionment, and bomb threats
title_full Edward Hopper’s cinema paintings: film palace nostalgia, usherette’s disillusionment, and bomb threats
title_fullStr Edward Hopper’s cinema paintings: film palace nostalgia, usherette’s disillusionment, and bomb threats
title_full_unstemmed Edward Hopper’s cinema paintings: film palace nostalgia, usherette’s disillusionment, and bomb threats
title_sort Edward Hopper’s cinema paintings: film palace nostalgia, usherette’s disillusionment, and bomb threats
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rühse, Viola
author Rühse, Viola
author_facet Rühse, Viola
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Historia del Arte
Edward Hopper
Film palaces
Painting and cinema
Usherette
American art
Palacios de cine
Pintura y cine
Acomodador
Arte estadounidense
topic Historia del Arte
Edward Hopper
Film palaces
Painting and cinema
Usherette
American art
Palacios de cine
Pintura y cine
Acomodador
Arte estadounidense
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Edward Hopper —who is known for his pictorial compositions reminiscent of film scenes and who inspired many filmmakers— went to the cinema himself very often. He also addressed cinema exteriors and interiors as a topic in some of his works. In the following, three central works on cinemas by Edward Hopper —The Sheridan Theatre (1937), The Circle Theatre (1936), and New York Movie (1939)— whose historical context has not yet been examined in detail will be analysed. With their sophisticated compositions, they are very illustrative of cinema history in particular and American history of the 1930s in general. Hopper draws attention to contemporary urban trouble spots for unrest enhanced by cheapening strategies in the film exhibition business. He also deals with the changed cinema experiences in the 1930s and deconstructs the glamour of the job of the usherette and exposes the alienation of their work.
Edward Hopper —muy conocido por sus composiciones artísticas que evocan típicas escenas de películas y que han inspirado a muchos cineastas— frecuentaba el cine muy a menudo y empleaba los exteriores e interiores del cine como tema principal de algunas de sus obras. A continuación, se analizarán tres obras icónicas sobre cines de Edward Hopper: The Sheridan Theatre (1937), The Circle Theatre (1936), and New York Movie (1939), cuyo contexto histórico aún no se ha examinado en detalle. Sus composiciones son muy sofisticadas e ilustrativas al mostrar la historia del cine y de la historia estadounidense de la década de 1930. Hopper llama la atención sobre los problemas urbanos contemporáneos sobre la inquietud por las estrategias de abaratamiento en el negocio de exhibición de películas. También muestra las experiencias cambiantes del cine en la década de 1930 y deconstruye el glamour del trabajo del acomodador y expone la alienación de su trabajo.
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description Edward Hopper —who is known for his pictorial compositions reminiscent of film scenes and who inspired many filmmakers— went to the cinema himself very often. He also addressed cinema exteriors and interiors as a topic in some of his works. In the following, three central works on cinemas by Edward Hopper —The Sheridan Theatre (1937), The Circle Theatre (1936), and New York Movie (1939)— whose historical context has not yet been examined in detail will be analysed. With their sophisticated compositions, they are very illustrative of cinema history in particular and American history of the 1930s in general. Hopper draws attention to contemporary urban trouble spots for unrest enhanced by cheapening strategies in the film exhibition business. He also deals with the changed cinema experiences in the 1930s and deconstructs the glamour of the job of the usherette and exposes the alienation of their work.
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