Edward+Hopper+1

Art History Project

. His name was Edward Hopper

.He was born on July, 22 1882

. The art period is the Inter-war period. The inter war period is a time between two wars. He liked to paint people doing things in daily life, and make it have a deeper meaning.

.Edward Hoppers famous painting Nighthawks was painted in 1942.

. He died on 1942 . Edward hopper did most of his work in Nyack, New York.

.He was walking late at night in Chicago and saw people eating in a downtown diner.

.Tom Waits wrote an album nighthawks at the diner which was inspired by this painting. . I chose this painting because as soon as a saw it I knew where I could put myself. I changed the brightness settings so I could make myself blend in with the other people in the diner.

SOURCES-http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/patc/nighthawks/