Gillian Laub

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Gillian Laub
BornApril 24, 1975
New York
OccupationPhotographer & Filmmarker
NationalityAmerican
Website
www.gillianlaub.com

Gillian Laub (April 24, 1975) [1] is an American photographer and filmmaker, based in New York.

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Early life and education

Laub was born in 1975 and raised in Chappaqua, New York. [1] She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in comparative literature before studying photography at the International Center of Photography in New York City.

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Exhibitions

Films

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References

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