Untitled

1993

Thomas Roma

Associated Names
Thomas Roma

Artist, American, born 1950

The image shows the upper body of a woman in the foreground with short, curly hair, standing with her eyes closed and wearing a textured black sweater. In the background, there are several other individuals in various postures. One person is holding up a fan with an image and text. The scene takes place in an indoor setting with wooden pews, walls, and an "EXIT" sign on the right. The woman on the far right wears a headwrap, while another woman sits to the right wearing large hoop earrings and a plaid shirt.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joy of Giving Something, Inc.

  • Dimensions

    image: 36 × 47.6 cm (14 3/16 × 18 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.121.80

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: 2358-93-2; by unknown hand, bottom right: TR9861.13

Wikidata ID

Q64170579

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