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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/440/441-30.jpg
Title	Nighthawks.
Creator	Hopper, Edward (American painter, 1882-1967)
Date	1942
Cultural Context	American North American
Style/Period	American Scene Modern (styles and periods)
Theme	Paintings (visual works) Oil paintings (visual works) Realism (form of expression) Social realism Social issues Social psychology Sociology Behavioral sciences Social sciences Human behavior Spatial behavior Light (energy) Lighting Scenes (depictions) Night Cities Architecture (object genre) Buildings Commercial buildings Restaurants Diners (restaurants) Exterior views Eye-level views Architectural elements Exterior walls Walls Windows Panes (architectural elements) Advertisements Words Text (layout feature) Lettering (layout features) Typefaces (type forms) Letters (signs) Capital letters Interior views Interior walls Figurative art Figures (representations) Profiles (figures) Front views Back views Men (male humans) Women Waiters (people) Adults Sitting Costume (mode of fashion) Hats Fedoras Headgear Hatbands Suits (main garments) Coats (garments) Jackets (garments) Hairstyles Counters (furniture) Stools (seating furniture) Seats (furniture components) Seating Seating furniture Furniture Tableware Saltshakers Pepper shakers Cups Mugs Drinking vessels Coffee cups Coffee urns Coffee makers
Subject	Paintings Oil paintings Social life City & town life Social aspects Sociology Interpersonal relations Behavior Solitude Loneliness Apathy Light Lighting Night Cities & towns Architecture Buildings Commercial facilities Restaurants Eating & drinking facilities Diners (Restaurants) Architectural elements Walls Windows Advertisements Cigars Tobacco products Cigar industry Smoking Lettering (Layout features) Interiors Men Women Couples Restaurant workers Waiters Soda jerks Adults Night work Eating & drinking Sitting Clothing & dress Hats Headgear Suits (Clothing) Coats Backs (Anatomy) Hairstyles Counters Stools Seating furniture Furniture Tableware Coffee cups Drinking vessels
Location Depicted	New York (N.Y.) New York (State)
Material	Oil on canvas Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Canvas
Measurements	2' 6" x 4' 8 11/16"
Technique	Painting (image-making) Oil painting (technique)
Inscription	An advertisement for Phillies cigars is featured on top of the diner.
Work Type	Paintings Oil paintings
Repository	Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)
Source	Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 11th ed. Forth Worth: Harcourt, 2001. (fig.33-76, p.1067)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: Photo courtesy of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago (Friends of American Art Collection).
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 441-30.jpg
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