Edward Hopper’s isolationist paintings resonating in social distancing era | Learn the expression ‘on the outskirts’
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Edward Hopper was a 20th century American oil painter, and his work has recently had a burst in popularity online. His paintings show people and buildings in solitude and stillness – scenes all too familiar in the age of social distancing and isolation. Plus, learn the English expression “on the outskirts.”
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