Untitled (woman saying pledge of allegiance at DAR meeting) c. 1950

Editor: Jack Gould's small photograph, "Untitled (woman saying pledge of allegiance at DAR meeting)" is striking, with its reversed tones creating an almost ghostly effect. Everyone is posed mid-pledge; what secrets do you think this quiet image holds? Curator: It’s like a memory surfacing, isn’t it? The reversed tones almost whisper of forgotten histories, hinting at the complexities within seemingly simple patriotic rituals. What does it mean to pledge allegiance? Is it a unified act, or a collection of individual interpretations? Editor: That’s a great point. It makes you wonder about each person's individual relationship with the pledge. Curator: Exactly! Art, like memory, is never just one thing. It’s a conversation, a question, an invitation to look a little closer.