![]() I have marked - with red triangles - all the intersections where "two streets meet" at less than a 90-degree angle, which is the popularly acceptred shape of the cafe in Nighthawks. This is a map of Greenwich Avenue in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City. " was suggested by a restaurant on Greenwich Avenuee where two streets meet. footnoted to Jo Hopper letter to Marion Hopper, letter of January 22, 1942.Ģ). Gail Levin, Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography Knopf, 1995, New York from a letter by Jo Hopper (Hopper's wife) to Marion Hopper: (You can skip the quotes for now and go down to THE 10 REASONS.)ġ) "Ed has just finished a fine picture - a lunch counter at night with 3 figures." NIGHTHAWKS BY EDWARD HOPPER PLUSWell, that plus what we can see in the painting. The setting of Nighthawks was a "lunch counter" / "all-night coffee stand" / "restaurant" on Greenwich Avenue "where two streets meet." And Hopper is quoted as saying "I. But to save you time, you can skip reading them for now, because the quotes about the location boil down to this (which reads like a Zagat Guide): I will be referring to the quotes as we go through the entry. I've divided them into three sets of Quotes:Ī) Quotes relating to THE EXTERIOR OF NIGHTHAWKSī) Quotes relating to THE INTERIOR OF NIGHTHAWKSĬ) Quotes relating to THE THEME AND MOOD OF NIGHTHAWKS Most of the information known about the possible location of the painting of Nighthawks comes from Hopper's primary biographer (and writer of Hopper's catalogue raisonne) Gail Levin in her biography Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography. THE FACTS WE KNOW ABOUT THE LOCATION OF NIGHTHAWKS It's been referenced in album covers like this from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.Īnd people like me even even make Season's Greetings cards out of it. The album is so famous it has been parodied thousands of times - as these sample results from Google Images show (search for "Nighthawks Parodies") Let me take you through my analysis, which will start after these three pictures. This is number 70 Greenwich Avenue, currently a florist shop. Hopper said the building was on Greenwich Avenue in New York. I've already shown you a picture of the building I think it was primarily based on. The PopSpots goal is not to analyze the themes of the painting but to see if I can figure out the angled restaurant space that it was primarily based on, using quotes from Hopper, the process of elimination, and clues in the paintng. It's mysterious and moody and endlessly captivating. Who's talking to whom? What are they talking about? How did these people end up in the same brighly lit all night cafe? The painting asks a thousand questions. Three people sit in an all night restaurant in an urban area while being waited on by a man in a white uniform. Nighthawks by Edward Hopper (painted 1941-1942) collection of Art Institue of Chicagoħ0 Greenwich Avenue ("West Village Florist") at the intersection of West 11th Street, southeast corner, just east of Seventh Avenue.Ĭomposite 1: Adding the interior of Nighthawks to the florist store.Ĭomposite 2: Stripping away some features.Ĭomposite 3: Substituting the Nighthawks cafe for the florist shop.Įdwards Hopper's 1942 painting Nighthawks is among the most famous and beloved paintings in the world. Ten reasons why 70 Greenwich Avenue at 11th Street just may have been the primary inspiration for Edward Hopper's Nighthawks To be notified of new PopSpots entries, follow PopSpotsNYC on Twitter:įor questions or comments you can email me (Bob) ![]()
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