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6 Days Old

1989, printed 1998

Debora Hunter

Associated Names

Debora Hunter

Artist, American, born 1950

The image depicts a person holding a baby. The person is wearing a light blue, short-sleeve garment with a V-neck, while the baby is partially covered in a light blue fabric matching the person's clothing. The baby's head rests against the person's chest as they are embraced. The baby's legs are extended outward, and the person's arms securely hold the infant. The background is blurred, with no visible jewelry or objects.

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Artwork overview

Medium

chromogenic print
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)
Dimensions

image: 58.42 × 58.42 cm (23 × 23 in.)
sheet: 76.2 × 60.96 cm (30 × 24 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.4637

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Deborah Hunter, Dallas, TX; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1998; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in black ink: Debora Hunter / 6 Days Old, from Raw Material / negative 1989, Print 1998

Wikidata ID

Q64146152

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