Art historian Margaret Iversen noted of Hopper ... We can see this readily in Nighthawks, where a fondness for the classic American diner is degraded—formally, through thrusting diagonals ...

The American diner is a home away from home for many ... some of the greatest novels of the 20th century and even paintings by Edward Hopper and Norman Rockwell. In the TV series Twin Peaks ...

Considered one the most quintessential American artists of the ... Completed in 1942, the painting features individuals occupying a quiet diner as they receive service from a lone, uniformed ...

bobchap / iStock On page and on screen, few settings carry the cultural weight of the humble American diner. Inviting us in ... It’s a dying art form,” she says, a hint of wistfulness in ...

Josh Olin, screenwriter of A History of Violence, which includes a shoot-up at a luncheonette, told me that the classic art ... the diner as far as movie-makers are concerned: it’s as American ...

So I like these two photos because they show all the elements that go into the classic American diner. On the exterior, you have that stainless steel smooth curvature, you've got that Art Deco ...