Stories through the Frame: Africa to Maine

Africa to Maine is on view at the Portland Public Library now through June 18, 2023

How can we create a bridge between present-day Portland and the photographs in Outside the Frame: Todd Webb in Africa? In partnership with the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center, the Portland Museum of Art commissioned photographer Egide Foxworth to document community members with photographs brought from the African continent to Maine. This endeavor, conceived by the PMA’s Outside the Frame Advisory Committee, demonstrates how the mobility of photographs allows us to carry our histories, our communities, and our memories across time and geography. 

This video was developed in partnership with the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center. All photography by Egide Foxworth.

Learn more about our Advisory Committee Members.