Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Edward Hopper found inspiration to paint this fictional restaurant while walking the darkened streets of New York City during the blackouts of the 1940s.
Learn more about Hopper and his widely recognized work, "Nighthawks," with Sarah Kelly Oehler, our Field-McCormick Chair and Curator, Arts of the Americas, and Vice President of Curatorial Strategy.
Work shown:
Edward Hopper. "Nighthawks," 1942. Friends of American Art Collection.
Edward Hopper found inspiration to paint this fictional restaurant while walking the darkened streets of New York City during the blackouts of the 1940s.
Learn more about Hopper and his widely recognized work, "Nighthawks," with Sarah Kelly Oehler, our Field-McCormick Chair and Curator, Arts of the Americas, and Vice President of Curatorial Strategy.
Work shown:
Edward Hopper. "Nighthawks," 1942. Friends of American Art Collection.
