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Label Text This photograph takes on the chaos and humor inherent in family life. Blackmon's compositions are influenced by 17th and 18th century Dutch paintings, but presented in a hyper-focused, colorful, and carefully staged digital photography. While the images have an almost surreal stillness, they also appear to capture a moment in an unruly narrative. NEWS Jan Feb Mar Apr
DimensionsFrame: 28 1/2 × 28 1/4 × 1 in. (72.4 × 71.8 × 2.5 cm)
Other (mat opening): 23 1/4 × 23 in. (59.1 × 58.4 cm)
Image: 22 × 22 in. (55.9 × 55.9 cm)
Accession Number 2020.32
Classificationsphotograph
SignedJulie Blackmon (l,r black ink)
InscriptionsCupcake, '07 #5/25 Julie Blackmon (l,r black ink)
Edition5/25
Provenance(Edelman Gallery, Chicago); Jim and Ellen Hubbell, Des Moines [acquired by 2020]; Des Moines Art Center [gift of the previous, 2020]
Cupcake
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines