Me and Dad
Artist
Phillip Toledano(English, born 1968)English, born 1968
Titles
- Me and Dad
- from the series Days with My Father
Date2008
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 15 × 20 in. (38.1 × 50.8 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 21 in. (40.5 × 53.3 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 21 in. (40.5 × 53.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 2010
Object number2011.355
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Phillip Toledano’s series Days with My Father poignantly chronicles the final years of his father’s life and their time spent together. Following the death of Toledano’s mother, the photographer was forced to confront his father’s deteriorating mental state, which included the loss of his short-term memory. Through these pictures that highlight both the difficulty and emotional turbulence of his father’s life during this period alongside moments of joy and peace, Toledano offers a personal meditation on his relationship with his father and a celebration of connection that defines our humanity.
ProvenanceThe artist, New York; purchased by MFAH, 2011.
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