Shirley Visions of Reality

A series of snapshots from the life of a fictional actress named Shirley serves to weave together thirteen paintings by Edward Hopper eg Office at Night Western Motel Usherette A Woman in the Sun into a fascinating synthesis of painting and film personal and political history Each station in Shirleys professional and private life from the 1930s to 1960s is precisely dated It is always August 2829 of the year in question as the locations vary from Paris to New York to Cape Cod