Edward Hopper in Vermont
[Edward  Hopper's] paintings remain striking evocations of a Vermont countryside  we can still see today. We are indebted to Bonnie Tocher Clause for the  meticulous research she has done in exploring this little-know side of a  great American artist in her fascinating book, "Edward Hopper in  Vermont." Tom Slayton, Commentary, Vermont Public Radio, February 15,  2013."Edward Hopper in Vermont"(University Press of New England) is a fascinating inquiry into the taciturn Republican who gazed  beyond the covered bridges and white church steeples to find the Vermont that spoke to him. ...First-time author Bonnie Tocher Clause  does a masterful job of carrying readers along on her journey of  discovery."-The Boston Globe, Books, November 17, 2012"Some two dozen paintings and watercolors identified as Vermont scenes  are shown in full color in this engaging look at Hopper's artistic  sojourns in his beloved White River Valley."- ARTFIXdaily,26 September 2012."Clause's book comprehensively relates, for the first time, the story of  Edward and Jo Hopper's love affair with the Vermont landscape. ...This  is our Vermont. In Bonnie Clause's book, we are able to see it through  the contemplative eyes of Edward Hopper, and the loving appreciation and  devotion of Jo Hopper." - Bob Eddy,The Herald of Randolph"Clause has pieced together an absorbing account...." "Richly detailed"  and "a neat bit of historical reconstruction." - Vermont Sunday  Magazine,The Times Argus"[Edward Hopper in Vermont] is an engaging work of scholarship that  reads at times like a detective story."--Seven Days (Burlington, VT)“{A] useful and impressive study…. Clause paints a wonderfully  meticulous and intimate portrait of Hopper’s working process — driving  on the hunt for the perfect vista, sketching, then choosing among  sketches and finally, committing to paint. ...The inset color  illustrations, high-quality paper, and many black-and-white photographs  spread throughout all contribute to a handsome book. ...By the end of  this book we feel that we know the cast well — the taciturn Hopper, his  scrappy and unsatisfied wife Jo, the Slater family, and those who sold,  bought, exhibited, and/or donated the artist’s Vermont pictures. In sum,  Edward Hopper in Vermont is a fine addition to literature on both a  much-loved artist, and a much-loved state.”- Amy B. Werbel, VERMONT HISTORY:The Journal of the Vermont Historical Society.