American Realism was a style in art, music,and literature that depicted modern day life and the lives and everyday activities of ordinary people. The movement began in literature in the mid-19th century, and became an important visual art style in the early 20th century.
Artist Edward Hopper was the painter behind the iconic late-night diner scene Nighthawks (1942), among other celebrated works.
Norman Rockwell was an American painter and illustrator. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of the country's culture. Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine over nearly five decades.