Tom Jacobson
1 min readJan 16, 2025

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Hi Christopher,

In the early seventies, in college the art prof thought it'd be a good idea to introduce us to NightHawks.

I-m not even going to begin to try to explain how this painting impacted my sense of awe.

For now countless years, I-ve had prints of NightHawks up on walls in my offices, other times at home, lastly in my 25 year old sons room.

I have tried for many years to try to explain to others what Hoppers work does for me. Of course my all time favorite NightHawks continues to work it-s magic on me.

Quick question: The fact that the 'three heads' are in perfect line with the midpoint of the canvas; did Hopper do this intentionally or was it just plain 'dumb luck'?

I could go on and on responding to each of your observations but mercifully I'll end here.

Many thanks.

Tom

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Tom Jacobson
Tom Jacobson

Written by Tom Jacobson

Discovered the world of Medium some years ago. Amazing! Published first book, romantic adventure in Guatemala and Nicaragua, on Amazon. Title Lenka: Love Story.

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