What do we include in our origin stories? Like many white Americans, race and social hierarchy are omitted from the stories I heard about my ancestors growing up. This photo album layers photos and documents to create a more complete family picture of origin and opportunity. Fragments of a written essay are revealed below the visual essay.

Website version coming soon.

Mentors:
Jennifer Cole Phillips
Ellen Lupton
Silas MunRo
Bobby Joe Smith III

5.5 x 7.5 in
92 pages