Claude Cookman is a Hoosier, a native of Anderson. Before teaching, he worked more than 18 years in journalism, primarily as a photography editor at the Associated Press in New York City, The Louisville Times and The Miami Herald. He shared in the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography awarded to the Times and Courier-Journal photographic staff for its coverage of busing for racial integration in the Louisville-Jefferson County schools.
       He earned an MS in journalism from Columbia University, an MFA in art history and a Ph.D. in the history of photography, both from Princeton University. He wrote his dissertation on Henri Cartier-Bresson. He is the author of a history of the National Press Photographers Association, a book about the Swiss photographer Werner Bischof and several journal articles on the history of photography.
       In his 11 years at IUB he has taught numerous courses and seminars in the history of photography. His teaching has been recognized with six awards.
       If you have questions about this course, please feel welcome to discuss them with Professor Cookman
       by phone: 855-1717
       by email at: ccookman@indiana.edu
       by visit: Ernie Pyle Hall, Room 209
       For more about Professor Cookman, visit his personal home page.

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