George Pickow
George Pickow was a photographer and filmmaker who chronicled the folk and jazz music scenes in the United States, United Kingdom, and other countries.
His photographs depict many musical artists, ranging from Louis Armstrong, Little Richard, and Theodore Bikel, to Pete Seeger and Judy Collins, as well as visual artists such as Edward Hopper and the model Pamela Green. He marketed his imagery through the international agency Three Lions Inc. for which he was the principal photographer, then partner.
As a filmmaker, he helped document the Newport Folk Festival and the Cornish Hobby Horse tradition.Marriage to Jean Richie
In 1950, Pickow married American folk singer Jean Ritchie, and the two remained together until his death.
