282 Days Old

1989, printed 1998

Debora Hunter

Associated Names
Debora Hunter

Artist, American, born 1950

The image shows a baby in bright red overalls crawling on a grassy field. In the background, there are cows in various poses. The horizon is two-thirds up the image, dividing the field and sky. A lake and a line of trees are visible where the sky starts. Dark green patches of trees can be seen in the distance. The sky shows soft blues and whites from cloud cover. The color palette includes lush greens from the grass, warm browns and whites from the cows, and the vivid red of the baby's overalls.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)

  • Dimensions

    image: 59.69 × 59.69 cm (23 1/2 × 23 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 76.2 × 60.96 cm (30 × 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4643


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 / 282 Days Old, from Raw Material / Negative 1989, Printed 1998

Wikidata ID

Q64146161

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