# Nighthawks by Edward Hopper

- Created: 1942
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Where to see it: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, United States — https://worldmuseumguide.org/museums/art-institute-of-chicago/

Nighthawks is an oil painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper, created in January 1942, weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It depicts four figures in a brightly lit all-night diner on a deserted New York street in the small hours. The painting is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. It is one of the most iconic images of American urban loneliness and alienation.

Updated 2026-07-18. Source: https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/nighthawks/ — World Museum Guide.