Sample 9
Artist
Jeanne Dunning
(American, born 1960)
Date1996
MediumDye destruction print (Cibachrome)
DimensionsImage: 17 3/4 × 15 1/2 in. (45.1 × 39.4 cm)
Frame: 21 3/4 × 19 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (55.2 × 49.5 × 3.5 cm)
Frame: 21 3/4 × 19 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (55.2 × 49.5 × 3.5 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Bobbie Foshay, 2017
Object number2017.24.16
DescriptionA tight framing of a hand, with thumb at left, holding a peeled tomato.eMuseum Notes
Dunning
is known for her unsettling images that address our uneasiness about bodily
organs and functions. By placing a hand in the picture, she activates our sense
of touch, forcing us to imagine holding the moist, pulpy object on display.
On View
Not on view
