1. “Nighthawks” – Edward Hopper

2. • Edward Hopper
• Born July 22, 1882; Died
May, 15, 1967
• Born and raised in New
York
• American Painter
• Mostly known for his oil
work but also used
watercolors and etchings
• Painted his first signed oil
piece at the age of 13

3. • Early 1920’s Hopper
struggled
• Career exploded after
getting married to
Josephine Nivison
• Became a very
prominent American
figure

4. • Painted in 1942
• 30 x 60 painting
• Oil on canvas
• Currently in the Art Institutes of Chicago

5. • Painted immediately after Pearl Harbor
• People in painting appear gloomy reflecting the mood of
America at the time
• Gloom was a common theme for Hopper

6. • No door
• Bartender trapped
• Summer clothes
• Cigar sign on top of diner

7. • Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Gottfried Helnwein
• Puerto Rican Wedding – Roger Brown
• Simpsons parody

8. References
• http://www.artic.edu/artaccess/AA_Modern/
pages/MOD_7.shtml
• http://www.101bananas.com/art/hopper5.ht
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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Hopper
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nighthawks