Essential Workers

Artist: Jared Gamboa Leake
Media: Graphite on Paper In the middle of March 2020 everything seemed to come to a halt. Shops were closing and as the fears of Covid grew, essential workers were still out providing resources for us all. On March 25th one of my best friends sent me a photograph of him at work. Joey is one of the managers at the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn, NY. At the time New York City was one of the epicenters of Covid and the fear was real. He and his colleagues still showed up to work to help provide for others. I wanted to honor Joey, his colleagues and all the essential workers who were celebrated for months but now many people have moved on from their appreciation. All essential workers are important.

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