Larry Clark
Coon Creek Diary
“I was at Meddings.” The first line of my great, great, grandfather’s diary, written on October 10, 1880, begins simply enough, but he would continue to write nearly daily until 1935, including all the mundane and remarkable events of his life, news of the world, and friends, lovers and acquaintances in Coon Creek, where he had a farm in Lincoln County, West Virginia.
His diary serves as the inspiration for this series of photographs, each photo representing a single entry from the diary, the title being the entry itself. Some photos were taken on his land on Coon Creek, others nearby in Appalachia, and a few were shot in Oregon.
“Ann Jackson drank carbolic acid & killed herself at Huntington this morning”
2024
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“Dianah followed Brumfield & cried.”
2024
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“Rosa impressed my mind of her doing wrong in Ceredo.”
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“A man took Havana into a garage and mistreated her.”
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“I was at Nan’s but failed & when I left run down the hill and run over to the house”
2024
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“Myrtie went over the river & talked to the dead at Mrs. Blake’s”
2024
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“Jerome got a new hatchet at H & Paul’s store.”
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“Heard a voice call me twice, Papa, Papa, about 11:15 am...”
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Coon Creek Diary Title Page
2024
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