Scott Dalton
Hands at the Border Fence

Hands at the Border Fence
Hands at the Border Fence
Hands at the Border Fence
ArtistAmerican, born 1968
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Hands at the Border Fence
  • from the series Where the River Bends
Date2011, printed 2013
Place depictedCiudad Juárez, Mexico
Place depictedEl Paso, Texas, United States
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 15 × 15 in. (38.1 × 38.1 cm)
Sheet: 22 × 17 in. (55.9 × 43.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Paul Smead
Object number2014.197
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionOn November 1, 2011, Scott Dalton photo­graphed family members greeting
each other through the border fence between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez,
Mexico, at an annual mass to commemorate migrants who died trying to cross the
border. The gathering is used by residents on both sides of the border as a
meeting place for those who cannot legally cross the border to be with their
loved ones.

Provenanceartist, Houston, TX, 2013; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, 2013
Exhibition History“Photo Forum 2013,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 12, 2013–January 5, 2014.

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