- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 52 min., 25 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- Photographer Sharon Farmer was born on June 10, 1951, in Washington, D.C. Farmer attended Ohio State University where she was a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. In 1974, after graduating with her B.S. degree from Ohio State University, Farmer began a career as a freelance photographer. She went on to work for the Smithsonian Institute, the Washington Post, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Farmer has also lectured on photography and served on the faculty of American University, Mount Vernon College, and Indiana University. In 1993, Farmer was hired as a White House photographer for President and Mrs. Bill Clinton. Then, in 1999, Farmer was promoted to Director of White House Photography, becoming the first African American and first woman to hold this position. In 2004, she was the campaign photographer for Senator John Kerry's presidential campaign.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with Sharon Farmer
- Sharon Farmer
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Scott Stearns.
- OCLC
- 1003150470
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Sharon Farmer.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
- Playing Time
025225
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Larry Crowe, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Scott Stearns.
- Event
Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2008 April 29.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Photographer.
- Added Author
Farmer, Sharon, 1951- interviewee.
Crowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Stearns, Scott, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.