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R.I.P. Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis began hosting telethons to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America (MDAA) in 1952 after a plea from a staff member who worked with Lewis and Dean Martin on The Colgate Comedy Hour. Jerry Cooke photographed Jerry Lewis during that time.
Annual All Photography Show at The Depot Gallery Montauk, NY
Photographers in the show are Jerry Cooke, Lori Corless, Gerry Giliberti, Anne Palermo, Gaelin Rosenwaks, Hiram Jacob Segarra, and Rich Silver.
The show runs from September 4 – September 15th. The artist reception is Saturday, September 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. The Depot Gallery is located at the Montauk Railroad Station, junction of Edgemere and Flamingo Roads.
Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
A sampling of Jerry’s vintage photographs and digital prints are on view in this annual group photography show. Photographs from Family of Man, Bodies in Motion, Animals, Russia, and New York are included. Jerry Cooke was a photographer for LIFE Magazine, Sports Illustrated and many other publications for over five decades.
Soccer legend Pele
This is a photograph by Neil Leifer of Pele being photographed at Estado Axteca, Mexico City, June 21, 1970. Jerry Cooke is at the far right. Check out the new Jerry Cooke Archives SPORTS page on the menu under PHOTOGRAPHS It includes his photographs of Pele.
Charles James Fashion and Beyond
Town & Country Magazine article about Time, Inc. by Michael Wolff
What a nice surprise to see this picture, full page, in a story on the iconic Time Magazine publishing empire. Jerry started in the Pix, Inc, darkroom in 1939. He apprenticed with Alfred Eisenstaedt and quickly progressed to photographing assignments for Life and other magazines. It’s nice to see this group of accomplished photographers working together with Wilson Hicks during the golden age of photo-journalism.
Welcome to the JCA Website
Welcome and thank you for visiting the Jerry Cooke Archives website. It took a while to launch, but we finally did it.
For the past several years the archive staff has spent many hours cataloging and organizing Jerry’s fine photographs, so that the photographs can be enjoyed by a larger audience, beyond the publishing world.
Please enjoy the great variety of Jerry’s work on these pages. There’s lots more to come in the near future.
