NPR

This photographer frames the future by assembling the past

In her photographic project Frame of Reference, April M. Frazier presents archives of her family's deep-rooted Texan lineage from 1890 through to the present day.
<em>Frame of Reference</em>, Muldoon, Texas, 2018.

In Frame of Reference, April M. Frazier presents archives of her family's deep-rooted Texan lineage that stretches from the late 1800s through to the present day. The project consists of photographs created on ancestral lands and scanned images of old family photographs. Collected from various family members and friends, the archives are compiled into diptychs or collages and often surrounded by materials that represent Frazier's family's land in rural Texas.

Frazier worked in

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from NPR

NPR3 min read
Apple Shows Its Steepest Quarterly Decline In IPhone Sales Since Pandemic's Outset
The 10% drop in year-over-year iPhone sales for the January-March period is latest sign of weakness in a product that generates most of Apple's revenue.
NPR3 min read
The CDC Says Maternal Mortality Rates In The U.S. Got Better, After A Pandemic Spike
The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. in 2022 – while still high – went back to where it was before deaths surged during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest CDC report.
NPR4 min read
Who Will Pay To Replace Baltimore's Key Bridge? The Legal Battle Has Already Begun
Workers are still removing pieces of the Key Bridge from Baltimore Harbor, but the fight over who will pay to replace it has already begun. Past accidents offer some clues about how it could play out.

Related Books & Audiobooks