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Always liked this picture
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wish I knew the date of the painting - I believe it's around the depression, and you look @ the painting - I think it's portraying three different types of people all of whom are gathered at some late night spot - all of them probably unhappy for different reasons. None of the characters display any signs of happiness.
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"Hopper began painting it immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. After this event there was a widespread feeling of gloominess across the country, a feeling that is portrayed in the painting. The urban street is empty outside the diner, and inside none of the three patrons is apparently looking or talking to the others; all are lost in their own thoughts. Two are a couple, while the third is a man sitting alone, with his back to the viewer. The couple's noses resemble beaks, perhaps a reference to the title. The diner's sole attendant, looking up from his work, appears to be peering out the window past the customers. His age is indeterminate."
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i see a business man and his girl at a coffee/cigar place. a business man having a drink by himself and a server. the guys have nice clothes and so does the women. no depression.Originally posted by the art of war View Postwish I knew the date of the painting - I believe it's around the depression, and you look @ the painting - I think it's portraying three different types of people all of whom are gathered at some late night spot - all of them probably unhappy for different reasons. None of the characters display any signs of happiness.
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