http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/05/opinion/05moss.html?_r=1

Nighthawks State of Mind by Jeremiah Moss (New York Times)

“IN 1941, Edward Hopper began what would become his most recognizable work, one that has become an emblem of New York City. “‘Nighthawks,’” Hopper said in an interview later, “was suggested by a restaurant on Greenwich Avenue where two streets meet.” The location was pinpointed by a Hopper expert, Gail Levin, as the “empty triangular lot” where Greenwich meets 11th Street and Seventh Avenue, otherwise known as Mulry Square. This has become accepted city folklore. Greenwich Village tour guides point to the lot, now owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and tell visitors that Hopper’s diner stood there. But did it?”

Found this via Gawker.  This does not surprise me.  I have come across a lot of paintings that look true to life, but in reality, they only came from the artists imagination.

Visualizing Memory, Photographing War Stories (NPR)

by Claire O’Neill

“How do you photograph memory? It’s a question that fine-art photographer Jennifer Karady is exploring. Her latest project visualizes not just any memory, but memories of war brought home by veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. An exhibition of photos from her ongoing project, “Soldiers’ Stories of Iraq and Afghanistan,” is currently on display at SF CameraWork in San Francisco.”