Dad and I visit the big apple
My dad, Daniel Vautour, visited NYC in the ’70s on his own and, with much convincing, made the trip again with me this past reading week. Although my dad graduated from the University of Guelph with a diploma in agriculture, he appreciates the creative arts as he is a professional photographer and musician.
If you ask anyone who knows my dad, he is the king of dad jokes, and while visiting museums in the big apple, he had plenty of them to share. He has always tried his best to encourage me to follow my dreams of pursuing a career in the arts and this trip was a great way of making fun memories with him.
“Hey, I know this guy!”
“Hey, look — a car that I can fit perfectly in.”
“Look, the guy got so bored, he fell asleep! Maybe I should join him.”
One of my dad’s comments upon seeing Brancusi’s work, “Is that a surfboard?”
An additional comment of my dad’s concerning Brancusi’s work, “What is it? A pen?”
“Just the way NYC pizza should be, full of sauce and cheese!”
“I’m ready to go home now.”
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Feature photo by Laura Vautour