Restaurant Overlooking the Pacific
Artist
John Register
(1939 - 1996)
Date1990
MediumLithograph on paper
Dimensions15 1/2 x 21 3/4 in. (39.4 x 55.2 cm)
ClassificationsPrintmaking
Credit LineThe Hilbert Collection
Object numberReg-2
DescriptionJohn Register worked in a style reminiscent of Edward Hopper, portraying lonely interiors, desolate streets, empty coffee shops and deserted hotel rooms, all California locations. However, the artist said, “With Hopper you witness someone else’s isolation; in my pictures, I think you, the viewer, become the isolated one.” Born in 1939 in New York City, Register went on to study commercial art at the Pasadena Art Center and design and television at Pratt Institute in New York (notably founded by his great-grandfather). He worked as an advertisement artist until he abruptly decided to quit his job and dedicate himself to painting at the age of 33. On View
Not on viewCollections
1940s
1940s
1976
