Laura Volkerding
Born1939 (1939)[1]
Louisville, KY
Died1996(1996-00-00) (aged 56–57)

Laura Volkerding (1939–1996) was an American photographer.

Education

Volkerding received a BFA degree from the University of Louisville in 1961 and an MA degree in graphic design from the Institute of Design in Chicago in 1964.[2][3]

Career

Her photographic career began in the 1960s, working first in 35mm format and then transitioning to larger formats.[2][3] In the late 1970s he took medium format black and white photographs of inhabited landscapes, such as campgrounds, as well as panoramic photographs that ranged from diptychs to eight-part images.[2][3] She is known for her photographs of the Compagnons du Devoir, master a group of French master artisans known for restoring historical monuments.[2][3]

Volkerding also taught at Rosary College and at the University of Chicago.[2][3] Her last teaching position was at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.[2][3] She died as a result of a malignant brain tumor in 1996.[2]

Collections

Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[1] the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago,[4] the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, the Museum of Contemporary Photography,[2] the Center for Creative Photography[5][3] and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Laura Volkerding | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Museum of Contemporary Photography". www.mocp.org.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "eMuseum". ccp-emuseum.catnet.arizona.edu.
  4. ↑ "Laura Volkerding". The Art Institute of Chicago.
  5. ↑ "Laura Volkerding". Center for Creative Photography. 15 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Laura Volkerding | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
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