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Nighthawks is a 1942 oil-on-canvas painting by the American artist Edward Hopper that portrays four people in a downtown diner late at night as viewed through the diner's large glass window. The light coming from the diner illuminates a darkened and deserted urban streetscape.
Common Nighthawks are medium-sized, slender birds with very long, pointed wings and medium-long tails. Only the small tip of the bill is usually visible, and this combined with the large eye and short neck gives the bird a big-headed look.
At a Glance. This widespread and familiar bird may hunt by day or night, catching flying insects in the air. Its bounding, erratic flight and angular wings make it unmistakable except in the southwest and in Florida, where two other types of nighthawks occur. Originally nesting on open ground, Common Nighthawks have learned to nest on flat ...
- Art Institute of Chicago, The Fifty–third Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture, Oct 29–Dec 10, 1942, cat. 132.
- Indianapolis, 1943.
- Art Institute of Chicago, The Fifty–fourth Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture, Oct 28–Dec 12, 1943, cat. 15.
- New York City, Whitney Museum of American Art, Edward Hopper: Retrospective Exhibition, Feb 11–Mar 26, 1950, cat. 61, pl. 28; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Apr 13–May 14, 1950; Detroit Institute of Arts, Jun 4–Jul 2, 1950.
Nighthawks, painting by Edward Hopper completed in 1942, and one of the most immediately recognizable works of all of American art. In Nighthawks, curved geometric forms accentuated by an Art Deco facade and angular light provide an almost theatrical setting for a group of insulated and isolated figures. The Phillies cigars advertisement on top ...
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Nighthawks are medium-sized birds with long wings, short legs, and very short bills. They usually nest on the ground. They feed on flying insects. The least nighthawk, at 16 centimetres (6.3 in) and 23 grams (0.81 oz), is the smallest of all Caprimulgiformes .
Common Nighthawks are easiest to see in flight at dawn and dusk as they forage for aerial insects. Pick a high overlook with a good view of a river, if possible. In towns, look for nighthawks over brightly lit areas such as billboards, stadium lights, and streetlights.
