Did Edward Hopper Eat at a 'Nighthawks' Diner in Nyack?
Gallery Talk with Michael Hays
EHH Members: $10 Public: $15
Seating limited to 25
Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 6:00-7:15 pm
EHH Members: $10 Public: $15
Seating limited to 25
Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 6:00-7:15 pm
Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks (1942, The Art Institute of Chicago) is probably the best-known American painting of the 20th century. Join local Nyack Historian Mike Hayes as he looks to answer the question of whether a diner in Nyack had any influence on the genesis of Hopper's iconic painting.
Inspired by our current exhibition, "Kibbitz & Nosh: New York City's Vanishing Cafeterias - Photographs by Marcia Bricker Halperin," this gallery talk explores the early history of diners, once called “lunch wagons,” then focuses on the history of downtown Nyack diners. While early records are slim, by 1928 Nyack had eight all-night eateries, four of which were classic railroad car-style diners. While looking at the provenance of Nyack’s remaining railroad diner, Hays will also explore what influence Nyack diners had on a young Edward Hopper, which may have culminated in Hopper’s 1942 masterwork.
Inspired by our current exhibition, "Kibbitz & Nosh: New York City's Vanishing Cafeterias - Photographs by Marcia Bricker Halperin," this gallery talk explores the early history of diners, once called “lunch wagons,” then focuses on the history of downtown Nyack diners. While early records are slim, by 1928 Nyack had eight all-night eateries, four of which were classic railroad car-style diners. While looking at the provenance of Nyack’s remaining railroad diner, Hays will also explore what influence Nyack diners had on a young Edward Hopper, which may have culminated in Hopper’s 1942 masterwork.
ABOUT MIKE HAYSMike Hays is a local historian and online columnist of Nyack People & Places for Nyack News & Views. He also serves as board president of the Historical Society of the Nyacks, and vice president of the board of trustees for Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center.
This program has been sponsored by Humanities New York. |