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Luncheonette

Vintage Editions
  • $40.00

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SHIPPING FOR FRAMES ONLY AVAILABLE WITHIN U.S.

Add Custom Frame

SHIPPING FOR FRAMES ONLY AVAILABLE WITHIN U.S.

Add Custom Frame

SHIPPING FOR FRAMES ONLY AVAILABLE WITHIN U.S.

Add Custom Frame

SHIPPING FOR FRAMES ONLY AVAILABLE WITHIN U.S.

Add Custom Frame

SHIPPING FOR FRAMES ONLY AVAILABLE WITHIN U.S.

Photographs from the U.S. government’s Farm Security Administration provide a rich visual record of American life between 1935 and 1944, and they’re also pieces of fine art in and of themselves. Images like Luncheonette capture the era’s social and economic landscape like few other artifacts can. 
 
In the late 1930s, delicatessens and luncheonettes were bustling hubs of urban life, particularly in cities with large immigrant populations such as New York and Chicago. These paragons of American food culture, often run by immigrant families, specialized in cured meats, cheeses, smoked fish, and freshly baked breads. They served up so much more than that though: besides being the heartbeats of countless communities, local delis were hybridized with other businesses so that you could have it all, even in the Great Depression. 

In Luncheonette, the unknown photographer captures signage announcing that Stowe’s, the photographed establishment, was also a beauty parlor, a drugstore, and an ice cream shop.

There’s a man with his back to the camera wearing an acoustic guitar. Was the trio of women sitting on the curb in traditional Mexican skirts part of his act? Were the groups of dapper men wearing hats waiting for a haircut, or had they just enjoyed a corned beef on rye? Luncheonette is a stunning moment of motion caught in time. Blurred figures are on the move, folks are walking down the street, and the chatter of the gathered folks is almost audible. The viewer is right there in the scene, thinking about going inside for a hair set, an egg cream and some hot buttered toast.

+ Limited-edition, exclusive to 20x200
+ Museum quality: archival inks, 100% cotton rag paper unless noted
+ Handcrafted custom-framing is available

Our quoted dimensions are for the size of paper containing the images, not the printed image itself. We do not alter the aspect ratio, nor do we crop or resize the artists’ originals. All of our prints have a minimum border of .5 inches to allow for framing.

Moab Lasal Exhibition Lustre

8"x8" | Edition of 5
11"x11" | Edition of 200
16"x16" | Edition of 50
30"x30" | Edition of 10
40"x40" | Edition of 5

Artist - Vintage Editions

Vintage Editions

For our Vintage Editions series, our curators scour historical archives for both timeless classics and heretofore unseen gems. These images come back to life as exhibition-quality prints now available to everyone. As a bonus, purchasing equals patronage: sales from Vintage Edition prints go towards supporting our growing roster of artists.

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