Workers at lunchtime, Esso plant cafeteria--Baton Rouge, Louisiana

1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a group of individuals sitting at long tables in what appears to be a dining hall or mess area. The individuals are seated closely together, facing each other across the tables, and appear to be engaged in eating or conversing. The setting suggests a communal or institutional environment, visible through the simple, uniform layout of tables and the focus on practical seating arrangements. There are metal or plastic drink containers on the tables. The lighting is natural, streaming through large windows or openings in the structure's wall, casting a bright, diffused light over the scene. The individuals sit in casual, relaxed postures. The photograph captures a candid moment, evoking a sense of everyday life and routine communal activity.
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Provenance

The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1990.

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Wikidata ID

Q64164563

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