Edward Hopper: Nighthawks

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http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/hopper/street/hopper.nighthawks.jpg

Below is what I have to write for an assignment (the paragraphs are numbered):


1. Hopper's bio

2. What purpose does this painting serve?

3. Cultural and Social Contexts - what does this painting tell us about what was going on in the culture, or how does the painting reflect the culture. what was going on in the society at the time that painting was made, especially events that may have had an impact on the artist.

4. Painting's background information - what was going on in the art world at the time the painting was created, such as style(s), new techniques, or subject matter. what did the critics and other artists think of the painting and its creator.

5. Era background information

6. How realistic is this painting?

7. What are the design elements of this painting?

8. Hermanuetical Paragraph: identifying the objects - relate them to the picture

9. Wollflin Paragraph

10. Overall conclusion?


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