Talk:The Bootleggers (Hopper)
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[edit]Composition: archiectural elements; composite; symbolism of opposition to Prohibition; criticism of Hopper's reuse of elements; comparison to the style of Munch?
- Architectural elements (windows, roof, chimneys)
- Dormers, gables, mansard
- Continuity of the mansard roof from painting to painting
- Symbolism of the crucifix-form of the chimney.
- No other chimneys appear as crucifixes in similar mansard-related series
- Hidden commentary on religious support for Prohibition (and Hopper's opposition to it)
- Based upon other opposition to religious interference among his peers
- Commentary by Sarah L. Burns (Indiana University)
- Commentary by Semkiu
- Composite
- Unlike his Gloucester series (1923, 1924, 1926, 1928), where the houses and locations are often clearly named and can be traced down, The Bootleggers was not based on an actual scene but compiled from different ones. Why? Influence of cinema?
- Composites were a feature of his later work, not his early work?
- Aligns with commentary about House by the Railroad, also a known composite (per Jo)
- Prohibition
- Hopper was against Prohibition
- Hopper drank alcohol in small amounts, but his peers in his circle drank heavily
- Most "dramatic" painting out of his entire catalog
- Film noir-like nature (cinematic influence?)
- Why did Hopper hold on to it for 30 years?
- Nobody knows, but speculation abounds: too political, too controversial?
- Semkiu 2018 makes the important point that this led to little recognition of the work
- Criticism
- Hopper continues to return to and reuse the same elements
- House on the Hill (1920)
- Hopper continues to return to and reuse the same elements
- Comparison
- Edvard Munch
Did you know nomination
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- ... that The Bootleggers portrays the illegal alcohol trade during the Prohibition era of the Roaring '20s?
- Source: Hopper, Edward (1925). "The Bootleggers". Currier Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington
- Comment: Second QPQ: Template:Did you know nominations/Prius Missile
Created by Viriditas (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 32 past nominations.
Viriditas (talk) 00:24, 7 December 2024 (UTC).
, seems to meet the checklist items and the hook summarizes the topic well. Randy Kryn (talk) 13:11, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
