Vegetable Market, Ghent 

Editor: This is William Callow's "Vegetable Market, Ghent," a graphite drawing. It feels very immediate, like a quick sketch capturing a bustling scene. What can you tell me about it? Curator: I'm interested in the labor represented, both in the market scene and in Callow's own artistic production. What kind of paper did he use? How readily available would such materials be? These factors determine who gets to depict, and consume, such imagery. Editor: That's a perspective I hadn't considered. I was so focused on the "what" that I forgot to think about the "how" and "why." Thanks for pointing that out. Curator: Thinking about the means of production transforms how we understand the image.