Untitled (close-up view of woman sitting at table with cocktails at party) by Jack Gould

Untitled (close-up view of woman sitting at table with cocktails at party) c. 1946

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Dimensions: image: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)

Copyright: CC0 1.0

Editor: Here we have an untitled photograph by Jack Gould, showing a close-up of a woman at a party. The image is grainy, almost like a film still. What social dynamics or material conditions do you think are at play here? Curator: Let's consider the cocktails and the table, mass-produced objects implying a specific culture of leisure and consumption. How does Gould's photographic process—the choice of film, the exposure—contribute to our understanding of this social scene and its participants? Editor: That's interesting. It makes me think about the role of photography itself as a tool for documenting and constructing social narratives. Curator: Precisely. By examining the materials and methods, we can uncover the relationships between representation, materiality, and social class.

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