Untitled

1993

Thomas Roma

Associated Names
Thomas Roma

Artist, American, born 1950

The image depicts a group of people standing closely together in an indoor setting. Most individuals are visible from the waist up, arranged filling the room. The people are positioned facing various directions, some standing still while others appear engaged with their surroundings. Children and adults are present, with some children looking towards the camera and around the room. The adults have varying hairstyles and wear white garments, possibly robes or dresses, along with white head coverings. The room features a chandelier hanging from the ceiling and wood-paneled walls with framed pictures or small mirrors.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joy of Giving Something, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    image: 32.5 × 24.1 cm (12 13/16 × 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.121.68

  • 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, bottom center in graphite: Thomas Roma 1993; bottom left: 2332-93-10; by unknown hand, bottom right: TR9847.79

Wikidata ID

Q64170458

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