Sharon Farmer Biography
Sharon Camille Farmer is a photographer from the United States. Farmer began her work as an album cover photographer in 1974. She was the first African-American female White House photographer. She was also the first African American and female Director of the White House Photography Office.
Sharon Farmer Age
Sharon was born Sharon Camille Farmer on 10 June 1951, Washington, D.C., United States of America. She is 72 years old as of June 2023.
Sharon Farmer Education
Farmer was born and reared in Washington, D.C., and earned a bachelor’s degree in photography from Ohio State University in 1974. Sharon Farmer earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in photography and a minor in music from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
Sharon Farmer Husband
She is confidential when it comes to matters concerning her personal life. She has not yet shared her relationship or marital status with the public.
Sharon Farmer Career
She was a member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, vice president of the student government, and editor of the campus newspaper, Our Choking Times, as a student. In 2000, Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat, US President Bill Clinton, and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak met for peace talks. Sharon took the photograph. Farmer photograph shows Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat, US President Bill Clinton, and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak meeting in 2000 for peace talks. Farmer began her work as an album cover photographer in 1974. She transitioned from freelance photography to photojournalism, working for the Smithsonian Institution, The Washington Post, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Farmer was engaged by The White House in 1993 to photograph President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. Farmer was then appointed to Director of White House Photography, making her the first African American and woman to occupy this post. Farmer’s art has appeared in a number of exhibitions, including “Songs of My People,” “Art against AIDS,” “Gospel in the Projects,” “Twenty Years on the Mall,” “Washington, DC-Beijing Exchange,” and “Our View of Struggle.”
Sharon Farmer Net Worth
Farmer has an estimated net worth of 5 million dollars.