George LaGrange Cook

George LaGrange Cook (1849–1919) was a photographer in Charleston, South Carolina. He was the son of photographer George Smith Cook, who took photographs during the American Civil War.[1][2] The Gibbes Museum of Art has a collection of his photographs.[3] He took images of buildings, residences, and streets, and portraits.

Confederate Home
35 Coming Street
Charles Drayton House

When his father moved to Richmond, Virginia in 1880, he took over his Charleston studio[4] at 281 King Street. He later relocated to 265 King Street.[5] His brother Huestis P. Cook took over their father's studio in Richmond after his death. Huestis is known for his photographs of African Americans.

Cook produced a series of photos titled Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity after the 1886 Charleston earthquake.[6]

References
  1. Schulz, Constance B.; Ramsay, Jack C. (1997). "Reviewed work: Photographer... Under Fire: The Story of George S. Cook (1819-1902), Jack C. Ramsay, Jr". The South Carolina Historical Magazine. 98 (4): 419–421. JSTOR 27570275.
  2. https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/george-lagrange-cook-photograph-collection/
  3. "Cook, George LaGrange - American".
  4. "Through the Lens of Time | VCU Libraries Digital Collections". digital.library.vcu.edu.
  5. Teal, Harvey S. (June 13, 2001). Partners with the Sun: South Carolina Photographers, 1840-1940. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 9781570033841 – via Google Books.
  6. "Telling Tales | Charleston Magazine". CHARLESTON SC. September 24, 2019.


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