Which artist painted Nighthawks, the work that captures the overwhelming loneliness and isolation of Depression-era life in the United States?

A painting features a glass-walled diner on an empty city street corner at night. A man and a woman sit beside each other at the counter. They both stare straight ahead. Seen from behind, a second man sits alone at the other end of the counter. The white-jacketed diner owner stands behind the counter and looks at the second man. An eerie greenish glow emanates from the diner, lighting the streets. Across the street from the diner, a building on the left of the canvas is in deep shadow.a. Stuart Davis
b. Ben Shahn
c. Edward Hopper
d. Charles Demuth

Answer: c. Edward Hopper

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