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Wilson got her start as a photographer by taking photos of her three young sons: "'I had majored in painting in college. But with three little boys underfoot, I didn't have time to lift a paintbrush. Then a friend gave me a camera. I realized at once that the boys were perfect subjects."

Wilson's professional career was launched when Richard Avedon hired her to assist with his book In the American West, which was commissioned by the Amon Carter Museum. Wilson traveled with Avedon for six years, helping him find subjects to photograph. Wilson also wrote the text for In the American West.

Wilson's work with Avedon helped her become deeply familiar with the West and provided inspiration for her later projects. In a January 2018 interview, she wrote, "I am drawn to people who live in an enclosed world-those people who live in isolated communities, whether by circumstance or accomplishment; I was curious about these groups and wanted to know more . . . .my wish, as Eudora Welty wrote, 'would be not to point the finger in judgement but to part a curtain, that invisible shadow that falls between people."

"knowledge of life hurrying past" Riding Line Summer 2001 p. 8 "Laura Wilson: That Day" Booth Bulletin: Publication of Booth Western Art Museum Jan/Feb 2018