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Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

Davidson, NORTH CAROLINA

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Dad by David Hilliard
  • David Hilliard
  • Dad, 1998
  • Three panel Chromogenic print
  • 40 x 90 in (101.6 x 228.6 cm)
  • Inv: 3258
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Gift of John Andrew MacMahon '95


David Hilliard depicts his father a vulnerable and reticent--far from the impression of the idealized authority figure they may have known as children. The poignant image may be seen as a coming to terms with a parent's shortcomings--accepting them as human and fallible.


Hillard's father is a divorced Navy veteran and retired factory worker who has struggled to accept his son's homosexuality. He is viewed here by his son, who is on the outside looking in. His father is preoccupied and enclosed, his gaze averted. This distance may be seen as representative of their own personal separation.

  • Subject Matter: Narrative
  • Current Location: Collection Storage - Hanging Storage
  • Collections: Architecture, John Andrew MacMahon '95 Collection, Photography

Other Work From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

Untitled (However Vast) by Raymond Pettibon
A Composition with Figures and a Cart by Heri Dono
The Misty May You Fig It Out, 1999 by Gene Merritt
Untitled (Painting of Five Men), Paris by Ralph Gibson
Three Blue Areas by James Coignard
October Song by Richard Black
Paradise Suite - Mulberry by Robyn Denny
Le Baiser du Trottoir by Robert Doisneau
The Zither by Will Barnet
Sunset, from A Hungarian Memory Portfolio by André Kertész
See all artwork from Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College