Laura Brandon was born in London, England in 1951 of Canadian parents. After graduating from the University of Bristol in 1973 in art history and history, she moved with her husband to Canada in 1976. They have lived in Toronto, Charlottetown, and Ottawa, which is now their home. They have three children. Laura has an MA in art history from Queen's (1992) and a PhD in history from Carleton (2002). She works at the Canadian War Museum as its Historian, Art and War.
PUBLICATIONS:
Art and War. I.B. Tauris, 2007
Art or Memorial? The Forgotten History of Canada's War Art. University of Calgary Press, 2006
Pegi by Herself: The Life of Pegi Nicol MacLeod, Canadian Artist . McGill-Queen's, 2005