1907 – 1960
Age of Global Conflict

Hopper's Nighthawks


Edward Hopper, Nighthawks, 1942, oil on canvas, 84.1 x 152.4 cm / 33-1/8 x 60 inches (Art Institute of Chicago)

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Where and When

American Realism, Hoppers Nighthawks
New York, United States
1942

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