William Eggleston
The first thing you see with this photograph is the hair style, a classic of 70's america, as are the cigarettes.Then you focus on the contrast of the colours between the red brick wall and the turquoise blue of the diner seat. Overall the image has a nostalgic feel, emphasized by the darkening of the edges and the almost grainy look of the image.
You also get the feel that this woman and her companion are middle class, as the woman has perfect hair with jeweled pins, and a pearl necklace, yet she is unlikely to be higher than that, as she is, at the end of the day, sitting in a diner, rather than the fancy restaurant that someone of higher class would eat in.
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