Gillian Laub (April 24, 1975) is an American photographer and filmmaker, based in New York.

Early life and education

Laub was born in 1975 and raised in Chappaqua, New York. She graduated from the

University of Wisconsin-Madison A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

with a degree in

comparative literature Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across linguistic, national, geographic, and disciplinary boundaries. Comparative literature "performs a role similar to that of the study ...

before studying photography at the

International Center of Photography The International Center of Photography (ICP), at 79 Essex Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, consists of a museum for photography and visual culture and a school offering an array of educational courses and programming. ...

in New York City.

Publications

*''Testimony''. New York: Aperture, 2007. . With essays by

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and Raef Zreik. *''Southern Rites''. New York: Damiani, 2015. . *''Family Matters''. New York: Aperture, 2021. Photographs and text by Laub. .

Exhibitions

*''Gillian Laub: Family Matters'',

, New York, 2021

Films

*''Southern Rites''

Collections

Harvard Art Museums The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University and comprise three museums: the Fogg Museum (established in 1895), the Busch-Reisinger Museum (established in 1903), and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum (established in 1985), and four research ...

, Cambridge, MA: 11 prints (as of 17 October 2021)

References

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