Published on Feb, 2025
A terrific museum visit that helped me develop a much more thorough and nuanced appreciation of Hopper -- I say that as someone already pretty well-versed in 20th century art. Everything is well-curated and informative. My children were surprisingly well-behaved as well -- the museum does a great job of trying to engage younger visitors. While it's a small museum, it's very easy to linger for a good while. Standouts include the very accomplished artwork Hopper's mother did as an eight-year-old, Hopper's childhood sketch of a boy along the river on the back of his elementary school report card, and many ofd the early sketches that formed the basis of later famous paintings. Hopper's bedroom with the view of the Hudson and the distinctive light was very engaging. I only wish there was also a museum down the road in Joseph Cornell's boyhood home, also in Nyack, but not open to the public.