Edward Hopper Nighthawks Essay

Edward Hopper’s, Nighthawks Edward Hopper’s painting, Nighthawks, is perhaps one of the most famous pieces of art in which he completed in his eighty-four year lifetime. Nighthawks was painted in the early 1940’s and portrays three people sitting at the bar of a well lit corner diner, in the city, late at night or even early into the morning. There is a single male worker behind what appears to be triangular shaped wooden bar. There is no exit door. The lighting in the diner appears very bright, which contrasts the dark, desolate, buildings that surround it. The diner is on a street corner, and features large clean and clear glass walls that wrap around the edge of the building. The sign atop the building, above the glass, states that they
The man and woman look to be a couple of some sort. Both men at the bar are dressed sharply in suits and hats, and the woman is dressed in a bright red outfit, and wearing bright red lipstick. The man who is alone has his back to the viewer(s) of the painting; the man and woman are facing the worker. The couple is also facing the viewer(s) of the painting. The worker is more than likely the server, and looks to be sitting on a stool, facing all three visitors of the diner. The server is wearing a white jacket and a white
They both look to be drinking coffee from white coffee mugs. The lone man may just be relaxing after a long day of work, or even just hanging out looking for some people with whom to converse. If he is looking for conversation, it is quite evident he is in the wrong place at the wrong time. It looks as if there is a plate of food to the left of the lone man, and a coffee mug by his right elbow on the bar top. He may possibly be having a late