Julie Blackmon's *Babysitter*, from her *Domestic Vacations* series, is an archival pigment print that captures a staged yet eerily familiar scene of suburban childhood, blending humor with an undercurrent of unease. With her signature cinematic staging and rich, painterly color, Blackmon depicts children left to their own devices, evoking both the freedom and quiet chaos of unsupervised youth. The image draws on the tradition of Old Master genre painting while grounding itself firmly in the absurdities of contemporary American family life.