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.