What an interesting time to be alive; Born: May 14, 1932, Kewanee, Illinois. Someone he is compared to, Edward Hopper, I would imagine he met. Both of them living at the time in the New York area. Even though Hopper was 50 years older, there was 15 or so years of overlap. Estes probably concentrated more on the urban street scenes. He was also considered a founder of the technique known as ‘photo realism’. And while sometimes it takes a moment to realize, his works are indeed paintings. They are not photographs. On a 10 scale as to how he fits with my tastes, I’d give him an 8.