Untitled
By Jan van Leeuwen
Located in Denton, TX
Cyanotype print, 16 x 12 in. Signed, dated, print type and numbered in pencil on print verso.
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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Debora HunterSelf-portrait with and without Grapefruit or Pavlovian Response test1983
1983
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About the Item
Archival Pigment Print
Print date: 2026
16 x 20 in.
Ed. of 5
Signed, dated and numbered on print verso.
*Photograph does not include framing
Artist Statement:
Around 1980 I was invited to a Halloween party at a large loft in Deep Ellum. At the last moment I decided to attend and having no costume at hand, I quickly improvised my standard jeans and white tee shirt by adding two medium sized grapefruits to my bra. I was never so surprised (and saddened) to receive an extreme amount of attention from a variety of men throughout the evening. Yet, no one ever asked what my costume was!
My little sociological experiment verified what I already suspected. Later I recalled Ivan Pavlov (1849-1036), who proved that that a dog could be conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell dog even when no food was present.
I first printed this diptych as a black and white silver gelatin print around 1983. Recently, I scanned the color film negatives and printed it as an inkjet print with the title added. It is part of a larger series of self-portraits made over five decades.
Artist Bio:
Debora Hunter was born in Chicago in 1950 and grew up in architecturally rich Oak Park, Illinois. She attended Northwestern University, receiving a B.A. with honors in English Literature and a minor in Women’s Studies in 1972. While at Northwestern she became interested in photography when studying visual sociology with Howard S. Becker. She took her first photography class in summer school at the Art Institute of Chicago taught by Ken Josephson. She received a research grant from Cornell Capa of the International Center for Photography before attending Rhode Island School of Design for graduate school. She received a M.F.A. in 1976, working with Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind and the visiting faculty of Minor White and Lisette Model. She began teaching photography in the Division of Art, Meadows School of Art, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas in 1976 and retired as Professor Emerita in 2016.
Selected solo exhibitions include the Museum of Contemporary Photography (Chicago), Art Institute of Chicago (2-person show), International Museum of Photography/George Eastman House, Texas Tech University, James Kelly Contemporary (Santa Fe), Delahunty Gallery (Dallas).
Selected group exhibitions include the New Mexico History Museum, Amon Carter Museum, Corcoran Museum of Art, Hirshhorn Museum, Witkin Gallery (NYC), Light Factory, Dallas Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Art Houston, Museum of Modern Art (NYC), McKinney Avenue Contemporary (Dallas), Lawndale Annex (Houston, TX), Herbert S. Johnson Museum (Cornell University), Fort Worth Art Museum, New Orleans Museum of Art, Bravin Post Lee Gallery (NYC), Center for the Arts (Boulder, CO), Alternative Museum (NYC), Creative Photography Laboratory (MIT, Cambridge, MA), Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibitions, Amarillo Art Center.
Her work is in the permanent collections of Art Institute of Chicago, High Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Museum of Fine Art Houston, Amon Carter Museum, Yale University Art Museum, University of New Mexico Museum, Dallas Museum of Art, Wesleyan University Art Museum, Rhode Island School of Design Art Museum, Creative Photography Laboratory of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University Museum of Contemporary Art at UMASS Amherst, Louisiana Art and Science Center, Lee Witkin, Ruttenberg Art Foundation, Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Creator:Debora Hunter (American)
- Creation Year:1983
- Dimensions:Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 0.01 in (0.26 mm)
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- Gallery Location:Denton, TX
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU21517823652
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