Cary Beth Cryor captured stunning images of life at its best and worst. Her passion for photography led her to Morgan State University where she earned a bachelor’s in art education and later to the Pratt Institute of Art in New York where she received a master’s in photography. Cryor also attended the University of Maryland where she earned a second master’s degree in archival and special collections.
But it was at Coppin State where Cryor’s career flourished.
On April 3, 13 years after her death, the West Baltimore university dedicated the Cary Beth Cryor Art Gallery at its James Weldon Johnson Building. The program, “From the Hands of Our Elders,” included a reception and celebration of local senior citizens.
In addition to working at Coppin, Cryor served as an archivist at the AFRO and was a freelance photographer. Many of her exhibits, including “Visual Griot: Works By Four African American Women,” “Proof Positive: Photographs of People Who Are HIV+” were seen in venues throughout Baltimore and nationally.