Ellyn Walker

Representing the Self through Ancestry: Meryl McMaster's Ancestral Portraits

[First paragraph] Reflected in one's ancestry is the weight of history - histories that are as much about the legacies of family as they are about the self. By tracing a line back, whether straight or selective, ancestries offer a unique lens through which to view and, in turn, portray the self. Artists have long explored their ancestral backgrounds, homelan