Untitled (man and woman looking at jewelry display) c. 1950

Editor: Here we have Jack Gould’s "Untitled (man and woman looking at jewelry display)," a small, intriguing photograph at the Harvard Art Museums. The starkness of the inverted image gives it this dreamlike, almost haunting quality. What strikes you most about this piece? Curator: It's a visual poem, isn't it? To me, it's about fleeting moments, those silent dramas playing out in shop windows. The inverted image makes me think about how memory distorts and reframes our experiences. What kind of story do you think they have? Editor: That’s beautiful. Perhaps they’re just dreaming of a future together? It definitely adds a layer of depth I hadn't considered. Curator: Exactly! It's like Gould is asking us to fill in the blanks, to become co-creators of the narrative. It’s the kind of magic that makes you want to look twice, don't you think?