Untitled

1993

Thomas Roma

Associated Names
Thomas Roma

Artist, American, born 1950

The image depicts two people from the waist up, focusing on their intertwined hands. The person on the left is facing slightly towards the right with closed eyes. They have braided hair with a big bow on one side and are wearing large hoop earrings and a patterned blouse with a white lace collar. The person on the right is turned towards the left, interacting with the other person as their hands are clasped. They are wearing a plain, light-colored top and a hat. The background consists of wooden paneling, with a white cylindrical object and part of a chair visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joy of Giving Something, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    image: 32.3 × 24.3 cm (12 11/16 × 9 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.121.63

  • Series Title

    Come Sunday

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, along center right edge in graphite: Thomas Roma 1993; bottom right edge: 2142-93-6; by unknown hand, top right edge: TR9847.30

Wikidata ID

Q64170445

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