100 years of Haskell's House
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Edward Hopper - Haskell's House - 1924. The house IRL. Haskell's House at Hopperhead. Haskell's House for the Hopper fan. Hopper previously.
Hopper's painting always feel like memories to me. I've never been to Gloucester, but I'm sure I've seen that house before.
posted by SPrintF at 8:35 PM on June 14 [1 favorite]
posted by SPrintF at 8:35 PM on June 14 [1 favorite]
Nice house, but a bit fancy for my tastes. Did Hopper ever paint more mundane subjects? Say, a diner?
posted by Halloween Jack at 10:29 PM on June 14 [3 favorites]
posted by Halloween Jack at 10:29 PM on June 14 [3 favorites]
The notion that a physical space should be preserved to match a painting made of it a century ago is very strange to me. The trees likely improve the quality of life of the residents, and I can’t complain about more housing. Orange doors or no.
posted by Just the one swan, actually at 10:45 PM on June 14 [1 favorite]
posted by Just the one swan, actually at 10:45 PM on June 14 [1 favorite]
From what I understand that painting also inspired the design of the house in Psycho(1960).
I've always liked Hopper's painting; the lonely vernacular of the American quotidian, through people and architecture was, I think, quite revolutionary at the time.
posted by Phlegmco(tm) at 12:00 AM on June 15 [1 favorite]
I've always liked Hopper's painting; the lonely vernacular of the American quotidian, through people and architecture was, I think, quite revolutionary at the time.
posted by Phlegmco(tm) at 12:00 AM on June 15 [1 favorite]
I've not seen this one before. There's an interesting contrast between the cheerful, sunny colors and the way that the angle makes the house look slightly ominous as it looms over its surroundings.
posted by thomas j wise at 2:27 AM on June 15
posted by thomas j wise at 2:27 AM on June 15
When reached for comment on these articles, the house complimented Mrs Cleaver's dress, but appeared to be thinking up a scheme.
posted by Larry David Syndrome at 4:18 AM on June 15 [1 favorite]
posted by Larry David Syndrome at 4:18 AM on June 15 [1 favorite]
The notion that a physical space should be preserved to match a painting made of it a century ago is very strange to me.
I do not see a career in historic preservation in your future. Myself, I like the 1924 landscaping a whole lot more than the IRL version. Mixed metaphorically speaking, it looks like they took the whole wedding cake concept and ran with it. Out of the stadium, into the parking lot and across the tracks
posted by y2karl at 7:40 AM on June 15 [1 favorite]
I do not see a career in historic preservation in your future. Myself, I like the 1924 landscaping a whole lot more than the IRL version. Mixed metaphorically speaking, it looks like they took the whole wedding cake concept and ran with it. Out of the stadium, into the parking lot and across the tracks
posted by y2karl at 7:40 AM on June 15 [1 favorite]
Looks like the town buried the phone/electric wires because the pole is gone. Or maybe they just moved them to the other side of the street.
posted by TWinbrook8 at 9:34 AM on June 15
posted by TWinbrook8 at 9:34 AM on June 15
From what I understand that painting also inspired the design of the house in Psycho(1960).
That was a different house/painting, The House by the Railroad, Haverstraw, NY.
posted by dnash at 10:30 AM on June 15 [1 favorite]
That was a different house/painting, The House by the Railroad, Haverstraw, NY.
posted by dnash at 10:30 AM on June 15 [1 favorite]
That was a different house/painting
Thanks for the clarification, dnash.
posted by Phlegmco(tm) at 7:38 PM on June 16
Thanks for the clarification, dnash.
posted by Phlegmco(tm) at 7:38 PM on June 16
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