103 Days Old
1989, printed 1998
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View on museum website →Medium
chromogenic print
Dimensions
image: 59.69 × 59.69 cm (23 1/2 × 23 1/2 in.) sheet: 76.2 × 60.96 cm (30 × 24 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)
Accession Number
2015.19.4639
Art Historical Context
**103 Days Old** by Debora Hunter is a chromogenic color print from 1989, printed in 1998. This square-format photograph, measuring nearly 24 inches on each side for the image itself, invites viewers into an intimate moment of early infancy. The title precisely marks the subject's age at 103 days, evoking the tender ephemerality of a baby's first months—a theme that resonates universally across cultures and generations. Chromogenic prints, developed in the mid-20th century, revolutionized color photography with their vibrant dyes and stability, allowing Hunter to capture subtle skin tones and...