Get in Rhythm with Nature

Hopper was raised in Upper Nyack, north of New York City. A historic area of summer homes and yacht-building on the Hudson River. His young life was ruled by a strict Baptist upbringing, dominated by the presence of his grandmother, mother, sister, and house maid.

He had thought of becoming a naval architect, but his parents encouraged his art practice. In 1899 he took a correspondence course. He soon transferred to the New York School of Art and Design under William Merritt Cha