EDWARD HOPPER THE COMPLETE PRINTS GAIL LEVINlip Morris over the years has supported numerous major exhibitions and critical cultural insights into the history and character of the United States and the American people. It is impossible, 1 believe, to suggest another artist who portrayed our country during. the twentieth century with greater realism and forthrightness than. Edward Hopper. The exhibition “Edward Hopper: Prints and Ilustrations,” which is associated with this publication, and which we cosponsor with the National Endowment for the Arts, deals with a relatively undocu mented, yet important, phase of his life—and it should clarify our per- ceptions of one of our most influential artists. Moreover, in supporting this and the succeeding Hopper exhibition of paintings and drawings, we also hope to stimulate a closer examination of our American nature aswell. With these Hopper exhibitions and scholarly publications, the Whit- ney Museum of American Art marks the fiftieth anniversary of its founding. We salute the Whitney Museum on this grand occasion and, with our support, join in the celebration. that embodied new George Weissman Chairman of the Board Philip Morris IncorporatedEDWARD HOPPER