Larry Cook transcript, 2021-06-22
Content Description
The Go-Go Museum & Café and partners collected 11 oral histories, produced two go-go concerts, and organized a major conference on go-go: “Go-Go Preservation Week 2021” in collaboration with the Traditional Arts DC project at Howard University. The Go-Go-Preservation Week panel discussions, concerts, and oral history collections.
Dates
- Creation: 2021-06-22
Creator
- Cook, Larry, 1986- (Person)
- Jenkins, Bryan (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions to accessing this collection.
Extent
From the Collection: 26 Gigabytes
From the Collection: 270 Files
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This interview took place 2021 using the ZOOM video recording software. Prof. Larry Cook is an Assistant Professor and director of Photography at Howard University in the Chadwick Boseman College of Fine Arts, as well as a distinguished fine art photographer who has exhibited widely. Prof. Cook explores his roots in Go-Go culture, growing up in Prince George’s County, Maryland, his extended apprenticeship with club photographers, what makes a good photograph and backdrop, and Go-Go Club photography’s place in the canon of fine art.
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository