“Sun in an Empty Room. Green bushes outside window. White light + uncompromising shadow. Stark.” —Edward Hopper

These thoughts, jotted down in a notebook by Edward Hopper, reveal his interest in creating a painting about architecture and light, contrast and tone. This merging of art, architecture, and nature resonates with the ethos of Crystal Bridges. Similar to Hopper, architect Moshe Safdie composed the museum’s buildings to allow light, shadow, and views into nature to shape the viewer’s experience.