"There's a sense of care that goes into the preparation of a meal."
Artist An-My Lê reflects on Eugène Atget's "Cuisine" in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.
About the Artist
An-My Lê, born in 1960 in Vietnam, is an American photographer.

An-My Lê (American, born Vietnam, Saigon 1960)
Dong Thap, Southern Vietnam, 1994
Gelatin silver print; 15 7/8 × 22 5/8 in. (40.3 × 57.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 1998 (1998.251) © An-My Lê