New York Magazine has published a thorough analysis of the inspirations behind Edward Hopper’s iconic painting, Nighthawks. Scouring the artist’s former midtown haunts, the article traces influences from the Flatiron Building’s curved window display to the storefronts of Greenwich avenue.  “People want to find the real diner, but Hopper was a synthesizer,†says Carter Foster, the Whitney Museum curator who is preparing to open “Hopper Drawing,†a new show examining the artist’s creative practice.
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