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Cabbage Patch Birthing Center

1985

Jeff Jacobson

(American, 1946–2020)
Culture
Medium
cibachrome
Measurements
Image: 40.5 x 50.7 cm (15 15/16 x 19 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.5 x 50.7 cm (15 15/16 x 19 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Henry Jacobson 2020.340
Copyright
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Each Cabbage Patch Kid doll is unique, thanks to randomization programmed into a computerized assembly line.

Description

Jeff Jacobson sought to reveal “the emotions underlying American mythology,” such as this birthing center for Cabbage Patch Kids Toys. The dolls became a national craze and financial goldmine thanks to a clever origin story: they are born in a cabbage patch. Jacobson shows the nurse’s hands, palpating the cabbage about to give birth, in the sharpest focus, but keeps us in suspense by choosing the moment before the baby is revealed.
A horizontally oriented color photograph depicts a woman with light skin tone leaning over a mound of large fabric cabbages. Facing right with eyes closed, she wears a white uniform and matching cap. To our right, a group of children and adults watches intently. Behind her, a festive garland with a red bow and several yellow and red balloons decorate a blue backdrop under warm lights.

Cabbage Patch Birthing Center

1985

Jeff Jacobson

(American, 1946–2020)

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