Edward Hopper (1882-1967) was the artist of the gloominess of American urbanization – Here, arguably his most famous painting, Nighthawks (1942), is counter-posed by the African-American artist, Archibald J Motley Jr’s (1891-1981), Nightlife (1943) depicting the rich dynamic culture of the dance halls in the Chicago South side. At the Chicago Art Institute.  

Nightlife (1943) by Archibald J Motley Jr

At the Chicago Art Institute