Untitled

1991

Thomas Roma

Associated Names
Thomas Roma

Artist, American, born 1950

The image shows a group of women from the waist up, standing close together. The woman in the center, wearing a dark dress and a hat with netting, has her eyes closed and mouth open. Her hair is styled short beneath the hat, and she wears a bracelet on her wrist. To the right, another woman is in focus, facing forward with eyes gently closed, wearing a patterned vest over a white blouse, and a necklace with a round pendant. Her hair is styled in a voluminous manner. To the left, another woman in white attire holds a twisted candle. She wears glasses and a decorative hat with netting, along with earrings and a necklace. Additional women in the background wear patterned dresses and hats. The background consists of interior wooden paneling and draped curtains, with light fixtures above casting a warm atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joy of Giving Something, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.2 × 32.5 cm (9 1/2 × 12 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.91 × 33.02 cm (10 3/16 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.121.30


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Thomas Roma, Brooklyn, NY; gift to Lee and Maria Friedlander, his parents-in-law, New York, mid-1990s; gift to Joy of Giving Something, Inc., New York, 1990s; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • Come Sunday: Photographs by Thomas Roma, Museum of Modern Art, New York, April 4 - June 18, 1996.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom center in graphite: Thomas Roma 1991; bottom left: 1524-91-17; by unknown hand, bottom right: TR9847.43

Wikidata ID

Q64170211

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