Born in Martin County, Indiana, Floyd Hopper had a career that spanned six decades. He was a painter specializing in watercolor but also worked with oils. In addition he was a lithographer and... Read full biography
Born in Martin County, Indiana, Floyd Hopper had a career that spanned six decades. He was a painter specializing in watercolor but also worked with oils. In addition he was a lithographer and teacher who lived in Indianapolis and Noblesville. He studied at the John Herron Art School and at the... Read full biography
Born in Martin County, Indiana, Floyd Hopper had a career that spanned six decades. He was a painter specializing in watercolor but also worked with oils. In addition he was a lithographer and teacher who lived in Indianapolis and Noblesville. He studied at the John Herron Art School and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and was a member of the Indiana Art Club. In 1933, he came under the regionalist painting influence of Thomas Hart Benton, a style he also learned to appreciate at... Read full biography
Born in Martin County, Indiana, Floyd Hopper had a career that spanned six decades. He was a painter specializing in watercolor but also worked with oils. In addition he was a lithographer and teacher who lived in Indianapolis and Noblesville. He studied at the John Herron Art School and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and was a member of the Indiana Art Club. In 1933, he came under the regionalist painting influence of Thomas Hart Benton, a style he also learned to appreciate at the Herron School. During World War II, he worked as a wood-pattern maker in the defense industry, and after the war, he helped found Noblesville Casting Company. Among his illustration venues were the Hoosier Salon and the Kansas City Art Institute,... Read full biography
Born in Martin County, Indiana, Floyd Hopper had a career that spanned six decades. He was a painter specializing in watercolor but also worked with oils. In addition he was a lithographer and teacher who lived in Indianapolis and Noblesville. He studied at the John Herron Art School and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and was a member of the Indiana Art Club. In 1933, he came under the regionalist painting influence of Thomas Hart Benton, a style he also learned to appreciate at the Herron School. During World War II, he worked as a wood-pattern maker in the defense industry, and after the war, he helped found Noblesville Casting Company. Among his illustration venues were the Hoosier Salon and the Kansas City Art Institute, and he also did some illustration including the cover of Carpenter's Magazine, 1958. That same year, he... Read full biography
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About Floyd Hopper: Books
Books & Publications (4)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
A Grand Tradition: The Art and Artists of the Hoosier Salon, 1925-1990
1993
Newton, Judith/Carol Weiss
479 pages
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)