Breakfast at the Bagelworks

Label

Framed by curtains of Russian bagels (sushki or baranki), coworkers take a break to eat together. Everything in this image is pristine, shiny, and perfectly arranged, with a plentiful feast of breads, confections, and tea filling the white tablecloth, and fine china teacups sprinkled throughout. Yet, the people’s expressions are passive. In a moment staged to display their togetherness, these coworkers seem noticeably disengaged. One wonders who this image was curated for, and what it was meant to say. What does workplace mealtime look like now, in an era of screens and videoconferencing?

From the 2026 exhibition A Space for Dialogue 129, A Seat at the Table, curated by Emeline Moss ‘26, Erbe Intern

Course History

East European, Eurasian, and Russian Studies 36.01, Leo Tolstoy's Art & Thought, Tatiana Filimonova, Spring 2025

Exhibition History

A Space for Dialogue 129, A Seat at the Table, Emeline Moss ‘26, Erbe Intern, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 7 - May 3, 2026.

Provenance

Produced by the Dmitri Baltermants Collection, LLC, Scarsdale, New York; sold to present collection (arranged through Harley and Stephen C. Osman, Class of 1956, Tuck 1957), 2003.

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