Our First Podcast July 1, 2006

Edward Hopper, Cape Cod Morning, 1950, oil, 34 1/8 x 40 1/4 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.92

Here, in the middle of opening day hubbub, we proudly present the first installment of our new podcast series about American art. In this inaugural piece we celebrate our opening with reflections from Chief Curator Eleanor Harvey and features on several popular paintings in the collection: our famous Edward Hopper paintings, on display at the entrance to our galleries, and summertime favorite Baseball at Night. Listen to the podcast (mp3, 5 MB).

Interested in learning more about the material we covered in this podcast?  Take a look at the following resources:

• Renovation of our historic building
• Building Renovation and History
• Renovation slideshow
• Edward Hopper
• An Edward Hopper scrapbook
• Hopper biographical information
• Morris Kantor’s Baseball at Night
• Baseball at Night
• National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Keep a look out for future episodes in our podcast series in the coming months.

• Podcast, Smithsonian American Art Museum