Automat by Edward Hopper (1927). When I lived in Chicago, I often went to the Art Institute to admire the paintings of Edward Hopper, especially Nighthawks.

The persistence of the American gothic notion of mood and architecture The persistence of the American gothic notion of mood and architecture in photography, film, film design, even cartoon; the ...

As in the painting, we look up at the Bates house from below. And just as a train track cut us off from Hopper’s house, so an interstate highway severs the Bates house from the rest of the world.

Tour Hopper sites The Edward Hopper House Art Center, 82 N. Broadway, Nyack is home to exhibits and events related to Nyack's favorite son.