Untitled (children looking at magazines outside movie theater ticket window) c. 1950

Editor: This is an untitled photograph by Jack Gould, showing children looking at magazines by a movie theater ticket window. The photo’s dimensions are quite small, only a couple of inches. What do you see here? Curator: Considering the context, I am interested in how the image reveals the cultural consumption of the time. The magazines and movie posters represent accessible forms of entertainment and perhaps escapism for these children. What materials were used for these publications and how does their availability reflect the economic landscape? Editor: That's interesting. I didn't think about the materials involved. Curator: It makes you think about the economic and social values embedded in everyday objects and how they shape our experience, doesn't it? Editor: It certainly does. Thanks for opening my eyes.