Huestis P. Cook

Huestis Pratt Cook (1868–1951) was an American photographer. His father George S. Cook established a studio in Charleston, South Carolina before moving to Richmond in 1880. Huestis took over the studio when his father died. He is known for his photographs of African Americans.[1] His brother George LaGrange Cook took over their father's studio in Charleston.

Photograph of Robert Toombs
Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County, Virginia

His studio was at 913 East Main Street in Richmond. His work includes self portraits.[2]

His widow, Mary Latimer Cook, helped researchers discover thousands of the family's photographs and they were acquired by The Valentine.[3]

Further reading
  • Shadows in Silver; A Record of Virginia, 1850-1900, In Contemporary Photographs Taken by George and Huestis Cook, with Additions from the Cook Collection by A. Lawrence Kocher and Howard Dearstyne, New York, Scribner (1954)

References
  1. "Through the Lens of Time | VCU Libraries Digital Collections". digital.library.vcu.edu.
  2. Winiecki, Susan (March 11, 2019). "A Historian's Photographer". richmondmagazine.com.
  3. "Behind the Cook Studio". Style Weekly.
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