Cafeteria Dining Room 1939

This architectural drawing, Cafeteria Dining Room, by Eggers and Higgins, Architects, rendered in 1937, shows a linear composition in muted greens and greys. Imagine the architect hunched over a drafting table, meticulously sketching out the north and west elevations. I can almost feel the artist’s hand moving across the paper, each line and tone carefully placed to convey a sense of space and light. The precision is impressive, but it's the subtle variations in color and the slight imperfections that really catch my eye. Was this hand-drawn? Or printed? Think about those little chairs and tables. They could easily be lifted from a painting by Morandi, the way they’re repeated, almost like musical notes on a staff. The overall effect is one of quiet contemplation. A celebration of the beauty in everyday scenes.