Thomas Roma
- Introduction
- Thomas Roma (formerly Thomas Germano born in 1950) is an American photographer who has worked almost exclusively since 1974 exploring the neighborhoods and institutions of his native Brooklyn, photographing scenes from churches, subways and everyday life. His work, made almost exclusively using a homemade camera, has received widespread acclaim. Roma was a founder of the Department of Photography at Columbia University's School of the Arts and was head of the Department. He retired from his professorship there in 2018, shortly after the publication of a New York Times article about allegations of misconduct made by some of his former students. Roma has also taught photography at Yale, Fordham, and Cooper Union.He has been awarded two Guggenheim Fellowships and his work has appeared in one-person exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) and the International Center of Photography in New York City. Roma's work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art. For his collections of black-and-white photographs Come Sunday, exhibited at MOMA in 1996, Roma attended more than 150 religious services at 52 black churches in Brooklyn over a period of three years. Come Sunday is one of Roma's best-known works, along with a collection of photographs at people in the Brooklyn courthouses.
- Wikidata
- Q7793626
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Photographer
- Name
- Thomas Roma
- Ulan
- 500339477
Exhibitions
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Photography Collection: Rotation 3
Mar 15–Nov 27, 2006
MoMA
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Photography: Inaugural Installation
Nov 20, 2004–Jun 6, 2005
MoMA
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Life of the City
Feb 28–May 21, 2002
MoMA
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MoMA2000, ModernStarts, People: Posed to Unposed: Encounters with the Camera
Oct 7, 1999–Feb 1, 2000
MoMA
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Come Sunday: Photographs by Thomas Roma
Apr 4–Jun 18, 1996
MoMA
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Thomas Roma has
7 exhibitionsonline.
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974
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Thomas Roma Gus, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 1974
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Thomas Roma Kelso, Coney Island, Brooklyn 1974
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Thomas Roma Speedy, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn 1974
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Thomas Roma Moses and Stymie, Park Slope, Brooklyn 1974
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Thomas Roma Dutch House 1975
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1977
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1977
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Thomas Roma Conrad and Lorenzo, Sunset Park, Brooklyn 1977
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Thomas Roma Yoko, Gerrittsen Beach, Brooklyn 1977
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Thomas Roma Duke, Gerrittson Beach, Brooklyn 1978
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Thomas Roma Pablo, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn 1978
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Thomas Roma Carmela, Monte Lepre, Sicily 1979
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Thomas Roma Brooklyn Gardens 1980
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1980
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Untitled 1974-80
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Thomas Roma Bendico, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 1980
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Thomas Roma Jake, Bath Beach, Brooklyn 1980
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Thomas Roma Benny, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn 1980
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Thomas Roma Farfel, Park Slope, Brooklyn 1981
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