Untitled (baby fawns and cow) by Jack Gould

Untitled (baby fawns and cow)

c. 1950

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Artwork details

Dimensions
6 x 24 cm (2 3/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Location
Harvard Art Museums
Copyright
CC0 1.0

About this artwork

Editor: Here we have an untitled photograph by Jack Gould, featuring baby fawns and a cow. It's small, just 6 by 24 cm, and something about the starkness of the monochrome creates such an odd sense of tenderness. What do you see in this piece? Curator: It's the unexpected juxtaposition, isn't it? The cow, a symbol of pastoral life, juxtaposed with these fragile fawns. It feels almost dreamlike, like a fable about unlikely companions. Perhaps Gould is inviting us to find beauty in the unconventional. What do you think? Editor: It does feel like a secret little world. I hadn't considered the contrast as a commentary on beauty, just the tenderness of the scene. Curator: Exactly! And that's the magic of art. It speaks differently to each of us, doesn't it? Editor: It really does. Thanks for sharing your perspective!

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