"Never Too Rich, Never Too Thin"

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Photographer

Marianne Smith Dalton
Date of Photograph

2015
Technical Info

Digital Photograph
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Website

https://mdaltonart.com

My father George states: “I am waiting to die. I have lived long enough. I’m almost 89, comfortable and I don’t have any health issues; that’s the good and the bad news. Everyone always says I’m too thin... well, the fact is, you can never be too rich, and you can never be too thin…” and then he chuckles. This statement sums Dad up perfectly. He had a quick wit and a satirical sense of humor. If you asked him what he meant by rich he'd say, “that has nothing to do with money, and then playfully quip, “but the money is fine too.” George got his wish November 10th 2015, ten days after he decided to stop eating and drinking. He was coherent and pain free up until his last breath. I was by his side throughout and in memoriam this is one of his final portraits.

Biography

I am a storyteller at heart. My background as a painter combined with my obsession with anthropological histories, early film and the collecting and displaying of ephemera drive my vision in photography. I am also the director, archivist and curator of The SGA Foundation, committed to the creative arts legacy of the late Sarah G. Austin through educational exhibitions and loans of her work.
Awards

1. Juror’s Honorable Mention Award - Water /The Center For Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins CO, Curated by Jennifer Murray, Executive Director, Filter Photo. (2018) 2. Best in Show Award - Contemplation of a Dystopian Future/Goldie Paley Gallery, Moore College of Art & Design Phila. PA Curated by Robert Chaney, Director of Curatorial Affairs, Institute of Contemporary Art, Phila. ” (2017) 3. Honorable Mention/Fine Art Photography - International Photography/Lucie Awards Series: Color-Blind. (2015) 4. Honorable Mention/Fine Art Photography - International Photography/Lucie Awards Portrait: George (2015) 5. The Photo Review/2015 Competition: The Body Issue/Inclusion Online Web Gallery, Editor, Stephen Perloff 6. Finalist, Inclusion in Book: Best of Photography 2014, Photographer’s Forum Magazine. 7. Honorable Mention/Fine Art Photography - International Photography/Lucie Awards Series: Melancholy and Perfection (2013)